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Atlas V to debut new boosters in NROL-101 mission – NASASpaceflight.com

United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket will carry a National Reconnaissance Office satellite to orbit…

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United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket will carry a National Reconnaissance Office satellite to orbit Wednesday in a launch which also marks a major milestone for the next-generation Vulcan rocket as Atlas V debuts the new GEM-63 solid rocket boosters from Northrop Grumman — the start of a switch away from the Aerojet Rocketdyne boosters.
Liftoff is set from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and SLC-41 at 17:54 Eastern Standard Time (22:54 UTC) on Wednesday, 4 November.(Lead Photo by Stephen…

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