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[b]Atlas V with Lucy rolled out to launch pad[/b] Rollout of the Atlas V rocket to launch Lucy got underway on Thursday (Oct. 14) with first motion at 10:37 a.m. EDT (1437 GMT) as the mobile launch platform departed the Complex 41 Vertical Integration Facility (VIF). An hour later, the MLP was lowered onto the launch pad piers, accomplishing the "harddown" milestone at 11:35 a.m. EDT (1535 GMT). The Atlas V rocket with the Lucy spacecraft aboard stands 188 feet (57.3 meters) tall and will weigh 742,913 pounds (336,980 kg) at liftoff. The seven-hour launch countdown will begin Friday night (Oct. 15), leading to a liftoff Saturday at 5:34 a.m. EDT (0934 GMT).
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