The Centaur upper stage for the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket slated to launch NASA's Juno spacecraft has been transported to the Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center.

The Centaur upper stage for the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket slated to launch NASA's Juno spacecraft has been transported from the Skid Strip on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida to the Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center.

NASA's Juno spacecraft is scheduled to launch aboard the Atlas V from Cape Canaveral, Fla. Aug. 5.The solar-powered spacecraft will orbit Jupiter's poles 33 times to find out more about the gas giant's origins, structure, atmosphere and magnetosphere and investigate the existence of a solid planetary core. For more information visit: www.nasa.gov/juno. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller