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Saturday, June 30, 2012

Top secret spy satellite blasts off using world’s most powerful rocket


Using the world’s most powerful rocket, U.S. space agency officials launched a top secret spy satellite early Friday.

An unmanned Delta IV-Heavy rocket lifted off Friday morning from Cape Canaveral, Florida. It carried a satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office.

“And the RS-68A engines roar to life!” a launch commentator said just after liftoff. “The NRO systems continue to ensure vigilance from above.”

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