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Phenomenal Photos from the Antares Launch

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Photo by PoPville flickr user Harrison Jones

Harrison writes:

“An Orbital ATK Antares rocket is seen in the skies over the Jefferson Memorial in Washington as it lifts off from the NASA Wallops Island flight facility in Wallops Island, Va., Oct. 17, 2016. The rocket was launched to send supplies to the International Space Station.”

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Photo by PoPville flickr user DCbmyers

“Watching the Rocket Launch at Cardozo HS in Columbia Heights”

For others who watched, where did you see it?

More shots after the jump.

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Photo by PoPville flickr user Joe Baggadonuts

“Antares rocket launching its Cygnus cargo ship into orbit, bound for the I.S.S.”

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Photo by PoPville flickr user John M

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