{"id":13816,"date":"2018-05-05T18:53:49","date_gmt":"2018-05-05T10:53:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-mobile-gantry-retracted-for-launch-of-atlas-5-rocket-at-vandenberg\/"},"modified":"2018-05-05T18:53:49","modified_gmt":"2018-05-05T10:53:49","slug":"photos-mobile-gantry-retracted-for-launch-of-atlas-5-rocket-at-vandenberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-mobile-gantry-retracted-for-launch-of-atlas-5-rocket-at-vandenberg\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Mobile gantry retracted for launch of Atlas 5 rocket at Vandenberg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Towering more than 20 stories tall, the 8-million-pound mobile gantry at the Atlas 5 rocket\u2019s launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, was retracted into position late Friday for liftoff of NASA\u2019s InSight mission to Mars.<\/p>\n<p>The mobile service tower began moving into launch position around 11:30 p.m. PDT Friday (2:30 a.m. EDT; 0630 GMT), around four-and-a-half hours before the opening of InSight\u2019s predawn launch window.<\/p>\n<p>These photos show the reveal of the 188-foot-tall (57-meter) United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket at Space Launch Complex 3-East. Spotlights were shined on the launcher soon after the gantry retracted.<\/p>\n<p>See our Mission Status Center for live updates and details on the flight.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32246\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32246\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32246\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_3616-3-copy-678x452.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_3616-3-copy-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_3616-3-copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_3616-3-copy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_3616-3-copy.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32246\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Stephen Clark\/Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32248\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32248\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32248\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_3617-2-copy-678x452.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_3617-2-copy-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_3617-2-copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_3617-2-copy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_3617-2-copy.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32248\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Stephen Clark\/Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32249\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32249\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32249\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/field_roll-1-678x1017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"1017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/field_roll-1.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/field_roll-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32249\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Alex Polimeni\/Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32250\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32250\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32250\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/field_roll-2-678x1017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"1017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/field_roll-2.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/field_roll-2-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32250\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Alex Polimeni\/Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32251\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32251\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32251\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4020-2-copy-678x452.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4020-2-copy-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4020-2-copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4020-2-copy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4020-2-copy.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32251\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Stephen Clark\/Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32252\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32252\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32252\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/field_roll-3-678x1017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"1017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/field_roll-3.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/field_roll-3-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32252\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Alex Polimeni\/Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32244\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32244\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32244\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4031-2-copy-678x452.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4031-2-copy-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4031-2-copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4031-2-copy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4031-2-copy.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32244\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Stephen Clark\/Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32253\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32253\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32253\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4034-2-copy-678x452.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4034-2-copy-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4034-2-copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4034-2-copy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4034-2-copy.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32253\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Stephen Clark\/Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32254\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32254\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32254\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4044-2-copy-678x452.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4044-2-copy-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4044-2-copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4044-2-copy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_4044-2-copy.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32254\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Stephen Clark\/Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b><i>Email the author.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Follow Stephen Clark on Twitter: @StephenClark1.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Towering more than 20 stories tall, the 8-million-pound mobile gantry at the Atlas 5 rocket\u2019s launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, was retracted into position late Friday for liftoff of NASA\u2019s InSight mission to Mars. The mobile service tower began moving into launch position around 11:30 p.m. PDT Friday (2:30 a.m. EDT; 0630 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[724,2964,927,1183,25,472,367,190],"class_list":["post-13816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-atlas-5","tag-av-078","tag-insight","tag-jet-propulsion-laboratory","tag-launch","tag-lockheed-martin","tag-mars","tag-nasa"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13816"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13816"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13816\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}