A Delta II rocket lights its main engine and nine solid-fueled boosters to begin the Dawn mission to the asteroid belt. The launch took place Sept. 27, 2007, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
NASA/Sandra Joseph and Rafael Hernandez
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