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Atlas V/WGS2

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the U.S. Air Force’s second Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite lifts off from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., at 8:31 p.m. EDT April 3. After a 31-minute flight, WGS-2 was placed successfully in orbit where it will provide enhanced communication abilities to our troops in the field. (United Launch Alliance photo by Pat Corkery)
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USAF launches 20th GPS IIR satellite

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. -- A United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket carrying the U.S. Air Force's Global Positioning System IIR-20 satellite lifts off from Space Launch Complex-17A here at 4:34 a.m. EDT March 24. After a 1 hour, 8 minute flight the 47th successful GPS satellite launched by a Delta II was delivered to orbit supporting our military operations, along with commercial applications, throughout the world. (Photo by Carleton Bailie, United Launch Alliance)
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Enlisted leader makes first visit to Cape

Air Force Space Command Chief Master Sgt. Todd Small (left) examines a Delta II booster being readied for launch in the Missile Checkout Facility on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Sept. 11 as Tech. Sgt. Will McCormick describes the system.
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Delta II launches flawlessly

1st. Lt. Josh Hall (left) of the 1st Space Launch Squadron and Capt. Bill Bakker of the 45th Launch Support Squadron with the Delta II booster they helped launch March 15 from Complex 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
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Award-winning Shark

Capt. Davina Fallaw stands in front of an Atlas V booster at Cape Canaveral. Captain Fallaw's flawless support of the Atlas V program has garnered her the Gen. Charles Horner award.
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Shuttle Launch

With support from the U.S. Air Force’s 45th Space Wing, Space Shuttle Endeavour blasted off safely from Kennedy Space Center today at 2:28 a.m. (EDT), March 11, 2007, starting NASA’s 25th mission to the International Space Station.
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Delta IV Heavy DSP-23

CAPE CANAVERAL AFS, Fla. -- A Delta IV Heavy rocket lifts off late in the evening of Nov. 10 from Launch Pad 37B here, marking the first operational use of this configuration. Payload for the mission was DSP-23, the last of the Defense Support Program satellites. The 45th Space Wing's support helped ensure public safety and mission success via radar, telemetry, communications and meteorological systems. ULA photo by Carleton Bailie
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Discovery lifts off

The 45th Space Wing provided flawless support for NASA’s successful launch of Space Shuttle Discovery Oct. 23 at 11:38 a.m. on the 23rd mission to the International Space Station. Discovery will deliver a connecting module that will increase the space station’s interior space
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USAF supports launch of NASA mission

A Delta II booster blasts off from Space Launch Complex 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station carrying NASA’s Dawn probe into space. (NASA Photo)
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Launching in STEREO

A Boeing Delta II lifts off at 8:52 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25 from Launch Pad 17B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Payload for the mission was NASA's STEREO spacecraft, two NASA observatories on a two-year mission to study solar flares. The 45th Space Wing's support helped ensure public safety and mission success via radar, telemetry, communications and meteorological systems. (Boeing photo by Carleton Bailie)
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