Alex Menendez

Delta IV Rocket Launch

The United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket lifted off this evening from launch complex 37 to deliver a military communications satellite into orbit to cover the Americas. The launch occurred at 8:27 p.m. from Cape Canaveral, Florida on Friday, May 24, 2013. In this image the four spent boosters have been shed from the first stage as Delta 4 continues powering its way on the thrust generated by the RS-68 main engine. (AP Photo/Alex Menendez)

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The United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket lifted off this evening from launch complex 37 to deliver a military communications satellite into orbit to cover the Americas. The launch occurred at 8:27 p.m. from Cape Canaveral, Florida on Friday, May 24, 2013. In this image the four spent boosters have been shed from the first stage as Delta 4 continues powering its way on the thrust generated by the RS-68 main engine. (AP Photo/Alex Menendez)