{"id":14789,"date":"2017-03-18T18:48:42","date_gmt":"2017-03-18T10:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-launch-pad-gantry-retracted-from-delta-4-rocket\/"},"modified":"2017-03-18T18:48:42","modified_gmt":"2017-03-18T10:48:42","slug":"photos-launch-pad-gantry-retracted-from-delta-4-rocket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-launch-pad-gantry-retracted-from-delta-4-rocket\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Launch pad gantry retracted from Delta 4 rocket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 330-foot-tall mobile service tower is rolled away from the United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket at Cape Canaveral\u2019s pad 37B in the hours before the scheduled liftoff. The 9-million-pound gantry was retracted the length of a football field in preparation for launch of the Air Force\u2019s WGS 9 communications satellite into Earth orbit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Photo credit: United Launch Alliance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-23127\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/014-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/014-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/014-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/014-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/014.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-23128\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/024-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/024-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/024-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/024-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/024.jpg 1333w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-23129\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/034-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/034-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/034-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/034-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/034.jpg 1333w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-23130\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/044-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/044-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/044-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/044-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/044.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-23131\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/053-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/053-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/053-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/053-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/053.jpg 1333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-23132\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/063-684x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"684\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/063-684x1024.jpg 684w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/063-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/063-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/063.jpg 1335w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-23133\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/073-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/073-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/073-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/073-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/073.jpg 1333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-23134\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/083-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/083-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/083-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/083.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-23135\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/092-825x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"825\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/092-825x1024.jpg 825w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/092-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/092-768x953.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/092.jpg 1612w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-23136\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/103-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/103-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/103-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/103-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/103.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-23137\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/112-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/112-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/112-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/112-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/112.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-23138\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/122-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/122-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/122-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/122-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/122.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p>\n<p>See earlier Delta 377 coverage.<\/p>\n<p>Our Delta archive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 330-foot-tall mobile service tower is rolled away from the United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket at Cape Canaveral\u2019s pad 37B in the hours before the scheduled liftoff. The 9-million-pound gantry was retracted the length of a football field in preparation for launch of the Air Force\u2019s WGS 9 communications satellite into Earth orbit. 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