<p>An Atlas V rocket launches a new tactical satellite into space from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Monday. The satellite should improve communications for U.S. military in the field.</p>
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An Atlas V rocket launches a new tactical satellite into space from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Monday. The satellite should improve communications for U.S. military in the field.
- Week's Best Space Pictures
Week's Best Space Pictures: 3 Hurricanes, Saturn's Equinox
A trio of cyclones charges across the Pacific, and plankton blooms in the chilly waters of the Barents Sea.
Feed your need for "heavenly" views of the universe every Friday with our picks of the most awe-inspiring space pictures. This week, a stellar nursery gets a close-up, a tactical satellite takes flight, and scientists color-code a Martian plain.
