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Engine ignition signals liftoff of NASA's Radiation Belt Storm Probes or RBSP is imminent from Space Launch Complex 41.

NASA

NASA
Washington, DC, United States

Engine ignition under the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at 4:05 a.m. EDT signals liftoff of NASA's Radiation Belt Storm Probes, or RBSP, is imminent from Space Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

RBSP will explore changes in Earth's space environment caused by the sun -- known as "space weather" -- that can disable satellites, create power-grid failures and disrupt GPS service. The mission also will provide data on the fundamental radiation and particle acceleration processes throughout the universe. For more information on RBSP, visit http://www.nasa.gov/rbsp. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

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  • Title: Engine ignition signals liftoff of NASA's Radiation Belt Storm Probes or RBSP is imminent from Space Launch Complex 41.
  • Location: Cape Canaveral, FL
  • Owner: KSC
  • Album: cbabir
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