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Kennedy Space Center, Fla. — On Pad 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the first stage of the Boeing Delta II rocket hangs inside the mobile service tower, where it will be mated to the other stages and the payload. The Delta II is the launch vehicle for the MESSENGER spacecraft, scheduled to lift off Aug. 2, bound for Mercury. The spacecraft is expected to reach orbit around Mercury in March 2011.
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