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#AtlasProgram

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Heron&Fox Photo<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NASA</span></a>’s <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MSL" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MSL</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Curiosity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Curiosity</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/rover" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rover</span></a> was sent to <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mars</span></a> aboard a <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ULA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ULA</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Atlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Atlas</span></a> V <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/rocket" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rocket</span></a> in its 541 configuration. This meant that the rocket flew with a 5 meter diameter fairing, 4 solid rocket boosters, and a single engine on its <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Centaur" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Centaur</span></a> upper stage.<br />In the 5 meter fairing version, the Centaur is encapsulated in the payload fairing along with the payload.<br />Painted on the fairing are the logos for the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AtlasProgram" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AtlasProgram</span></a> and the United Launch Alliance, as well as the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>US</span></a> flag and the serial number, AV-028.<br /><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MarsScienceLaboratory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MarsScienceLaboratory</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/UnitedLaunchAlliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UnitedLaunchAlliance</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AtlasRocket" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AtlasRocket</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Atlas5" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Atlas5</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AtlasV" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AtlasV</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MarsRover" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MarsRover</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Photography</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Photograph" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Photograph</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Photo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Photo</span></a><br /><a href="https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/atlas-v-5-meter-fairing-neck-heron-and-fox.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">heronfox.pixels.com/featured/a</span><span class="invisible">tlas-v-5-meter-fairing-neck-heron-and-fox.html</span></a></p>
Heron&Fox Photo<p>A <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ULA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ULA</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AtlasV" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AtlasV</span></a> 4-meter fairing, hand-painted with the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NASA</span></a> logo, the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/RBSP" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RBSP</span></a> program logo, the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/UnitedStatesFlag" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UnitedStatesFlag</span></a>, and the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AtlasProgram" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AtlasProgram</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/logo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>logo</span></a>. The 4-meter fairing provides less volume for payloads than the 5 meter version, but weighs less.<br />After launch, the Radiation Belt Storm Probes were renamed the Van Allen Probes once in orbit, and continue to study the Van Allen Belts and Earth’s magnetosphere.<br /><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/RadiationBeltStormProbes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RadiationBeltStormProbes</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/RBSP" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RBSP</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NASA</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/UnitedLaunchAlliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UnitedLaunchAlliance</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/VanAllenProbes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VanAllenProbes</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/rocket" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rocket</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Atlasrocket" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Atlasrocket</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AtlasVrocket" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AtlasVrocket</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MightyAtlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MightyAtlas</span></a> (<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ToryBrunoCallsItThatNotFox" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ToryBrunoCallsItThatNotFox</span></a>).<br /><a href="https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/atlas-v-with-rbsp-in-fairing-heron-and-fox.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">heronfox.pixels.com/featured/a</span><span class="invisible">tlas-v-with-rbsp-in-fairing-heron-and-fox.html</span></a></p>
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