{"id":14322,"date":"2017-09-24T17:17:47","date_gmt":"2017-09-24T09:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-gantry-rolled-back-to-reveal-atlas-5-rocket-for-launch\/"},"modified":"2017-09-24T17:17:47","modified_gmt":"2017-09-24T09:17:47","slug":"photos-gantry-rolled-back-to-reveal-atlas-5-rocket-for-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-gantry-rolled-back-to-reveal-atlas-5-rocket-for-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Gantry rolled back to reveal Atlas 5 rocket for launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The mobile service tower retracts from the Atlas 5 rocket, revealing the 197-foot-tall vehicle for liftoff from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, carrying the classified NROL-42 national security payload for the U.S. government.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Credit: United Launch Alliance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>See earlier NROL-42 coverage.<\/p>\n<p><img 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https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/21-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/21.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/31-678x1017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"1017\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-27397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/31-678x1017.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/31-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/31-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/41-678x1017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"1017\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-27398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/41-678x1017.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/41-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/41-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/41.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/51-678x1017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"1017\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-27399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/51-678x1017.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/51-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/51-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/51.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/61-678x1017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"1017\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-27400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/61-678x1017.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/61-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/61-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/7-678x904.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"904\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-27401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/7-678x904.jpeg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/7-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/7-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/7.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/8-678x848.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"848\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-27402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/8-678x848.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/8-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/8-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/8.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The mobile service tower retracts from the Atlas 5 rocket, revealing the 197-foot-tall vehicle for liftoff from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, carrying the classified NROL-42 national security payload for the U.S. 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