The doors of the gantry support structure are opened to reveal the Minotaur V rocket on Pad 0B at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Wallops Flight Facility September 6, 2013 in Wallops, Virginia. LADEE is a robotic mission that will orbit the moon where it will provide information about the environment around the moon and give scientists a better understanding of other planetary bodies in our solar system and beyond.

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The doors of the gantry support structure are opened to reveal the Minotaur V rocket on Pad 0B at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Wallops Flight Facility September 6, 2013 in Wallops, Virginia. LADEE is a robotic mission that will orbit the moon where it will provide information about the environment around the moon and give scientists a better understanding of other planetary bodies in our solar system and beyond.

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Location: Wallops, Virginia, USA
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