CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In view across the Banana River from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida is a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with a National Reconnaissance Office payload, awaiting launch from Space Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Liftoff is set for 1:45 p.m. EDT on April 10. A 90 percent chance of favorable weather conditions at launch time is forecast. Designated NROL-67, the mission is in support of national defense. To learn more about ULA's Atlas V rocket, visit http://www.ulalaunch.com/site/pages/Products_AtlasV.shtml. Photo credit: NASA/Ben Smelgelsky
Location Kennedy Space Center, FL
Date April 10, 2014