While the privately-funded #Atlantis #Museum was being designed, it was decided to have a life-size replica set of Space Shuttle Solid #Rocket Boosters and External Tank in front of the museum facade.
After entering the museum, from under or around the massive #SRBs, guests are treated to a view of the replicas and the rest of the Visitors Complex as they walk up to see the introductory film.

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View Outside Atlantis Museum at KSCVC by Heron And Fox

View Outside Atlantis Museum at KSCVC by Heron And Fox

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The Kennedy Space Center Visitors Complex built the Atlantis #Museum, they built life-size replicas of the Space Shuttle External Tank and Solid #Rocket Boosters directly in front of the building which held #SpaceShuttle Atlantis.

This #photograph was taken from below the #ExternalTank.

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Below the ET and SRBs #1 by Heron And Fox

Below the ET and SRBs #1 by Heron And Fox

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A #photograph of a United Launch Alliance #ULA #Delta4 Medium+ with 4 #SRBs and a 5 meter upper stage, waiting on LC-37B to #launch the fifth #WidebandGlobalSatcom #WGS #satellite.
The Mobile Service Structure, #MSS has moved back to reveal the #launch pad, the #rocket, and the Fixed Umbilical Tower.
The rocket itself is venting boiled-off liquid oxygen.
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Delta IV Medium with WGS 5 2 by Heron And Fox

Delta IV Medium with WGS 5 2 by Heron And Fox

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A #photograph of a United Launch Alliance #ULA #AtlasV rocket in its 401 configuration, with no #SRBs and a 4 meter fairing.
The #rocket is on its Mobile Launch Platform #MLP that is being pushed from the Vertical Integration Facility #VIF to the #launch pad at LC-41 at #CCAFS.
The modern #AtlasV #rocket has been called the #DialARocket for its ability to add capacity by adding solid rocket boosters like increasing steps on a #dial.
The “Dial” tops out at 5, with the #Atlas V 551, with a 5 meter fairing, 5 #SRBs, and 1 engine on the #Centaur upper stage. This is the #maximumrocket setting for the Atlas V dial. #ULA’s new #Vulcan rocket will have a dial that goes to 6.
#NASA’s #Juno #probe to #Jupiter was launched on an #AtlasV 551.
In this #photograph, it rams through a #cloud as the #spacecraft begins it trip to Jupiter.
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Atlas V with Juno Clears Cloud by Heron And Fox

Atlas V with Juno Clears Cloud by Heron And Fox

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The modern #AtlasV #rocket, designed by #LockheedMarting and operated by the United Launch Alliance or #ULA, has been called the #DialARocket for its ability to add capacity by adding solid rocket boosters like increasing steps on a #dial.
The next-to-last stop on the “Dial” is the #Atlas V 541, with a 5 meter fairing, 4 #SRBs, and 1 engine on the #Centaur upper stage.
#NASA’s #Mars Science Laboratory #Rover #Curiosity #launched on a #ULA Atlas V 541.
This #photograph shows it leaping into the #clouds.
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Atlas V with MSL Enters the Clouds by Heron And Fox

Atlas V with MSL Enters the Clouds by Heron And Fox

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The modern #AtlasV #rocket, designed by #LockheedMarting and operated by the United Launch Alliance or #ULA, has been called the #DialARocket for its ability to add capacity by adding solid rocket boosters like increasing steps on a #dial.
The “Dial” next goes up to 3 with the #Atlas V 431, with a 4 meter fairing, 3 #SRBs, and 1 engine on the #Centaur upper stage.
The private #comsat #EchostarXIX launched to #geostationary #orbit on a ULA Atlas V 431.
This #photograph shows it rising over the #dune at #PlayalindaBeach.
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Atlas V with EchoStar XIX 2 by Heron And Fox

Atlas V with EchoStar XIX 2 by Heron And Fox

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The modern #AtlasV #rocket, designed by #LockheedMarting and operated by the United Launch Alliance or #ULA, has been called the #DialARocket for its ability to add capacity by adding solid rocket boosters like increasing steps on a #dial.
The “Dial” starts at 0 with the #Atlas V 401, with a 4 meter fairing, 0 #SRBs, and 1 engine on the #Centaur upper stage. This version is said to take an extremely long time to clear the pad.
The #US #DOD’s #GPS position finding system launched several of its Block IIF #satellites on ULA Atlas V 401’s, as in this #photograph where the rocket lingers over the #launch pad.
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Atlas V 401 with GPS-IIF Rises by Heron And Fox

Atlas V 401 with GPS-IIF Rises by Heron And Fox

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A #photograph of a United Launch Alliance #ULA #DeltaIV Medium+ beginning to carry its payload, #WGS-5, the fifth satellite in the Wideband Global #Satcom system that enables the US #DOD and its international partners to keep in contact with deployed military units and ensure secure communications.
The Delta IV Medium+ has a 5 m fairing and 4 #GEM60 solid rocket boosters #SRBs. Its #exhaust is incredibly bright and interesting against the twilight sky.
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Delta IV Medium Launches with WGS 5 by Heron And Fox

Delta IV Medium Launches with WGS 5 by Heron And Fox

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After a #rocket #launch, the exhaust, often mostly water, can create a condensation trail, which is twisted by the wind. And when the Sun is just beyond the horizon, it can illuminate these trails high in the atmosphere in fantastic, #colorful ways. This #phenomenon is sometimes called a #launchjellyfish because the trail can expand in different ways depending on the #launchvehicle and weather conditions, sometimes taking the shape of a giant #jellyfish in the sky.
This trail was created by the a United Launch Alliance #ULA #DeltaIV Medium+ with a 5 meter fairing and 4 #GEM60 solid rocket boosters #SRBs, carrying #WGS5, the fifth Wideband Global #Satcom satellite for the US #DoD and international partners.
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Vapor Trail of Delta IV with WGS 5 by Heron And Fox

Vapor Trail of Delta IV with WGS 5 by Heron And Fox

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