1. Vega Rocket Launches With Birds :
On February 13, 2012, the first Vega lifted off on its maiden flight from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana
On February 13, 2012, the first Vega lifted off on its maiden flight from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana
2. Delta 4 Rocket Launch Over Florida :
Jan. 19, 2012, Delta 4 rocket launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Jan. 19, 2012, Delta 4 rocket launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
3. MUOS-1 Satellite Launches on Atlas 5 Rocket :
4. Proton Rocket Launches Intelsat 22 Satellite :
A
Russian Proton rocket soars into the sky in a successful launch of the
new Intelsat 22 communications satellite from Baikonur Cosmodrome in
Kazakhstan on March 24, 2012.
5. NROL-25 Liftoff Through Mobile Service Tower :A United Launch Alliance Delta IV carrying the NROL-25 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office lifts off from Space Launch Complex-6 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, April 3, 2012 . 
6.Atlas 5 Rocket Launches the AEHF-2 Satellite : A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket blasts off with the U.S. Air Force’s Advanced Extremely High Frequency-2 (AEHF-2) satellite from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., at 2:42 p.m. EDT on May 4, 2012.
6.Atlas 5 Rocket Launches the AEHF-2 Satellite : A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket blasts off with the U.S. Air Force’s Advanced Extremely High Frequency-2 (AEHF-2) satellite from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., at 2:42 p.m. EDT on May 4, 2012.
7.Expedition 33 Soyuz Launch :The
Soyuz rocket with Expedition 33/34 crew members, Soyuz Commander Oleg
Novitskiy, Flight Engineer Kevin Ford of NASA, and Flight Engineer
Evgeny Tarelkin of ROSCOSMOS onboard the TMA-06M spacecraft launches to
the International Space Station on Tuesday, October 23, 2012, in
Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Ford, Novitskiy and Tarelkin will be on a
five-month mission aboard the International Space Station.
8. Expedition 31 Soyuz Launch :The
Soyuz TMA-04M rocket launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in
Kazakhstan on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 carrying Expedition 31 Soyuz
Commander Gennady Padalka, NASA Flight Engineer Joseph Acaba and Flight
Engineer Sergei Revin to the International Space Station.
9. SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Over Space Shuttle :Space X's
first space station-bound Dragon spacecraft, flying atop a Falcon 9
rocket, launches behind a high fidelity mockup of the space shuttle,
NASA's previous means of delivering cargo to International Space
Station. Liftoff occurred on May 22, 2012 from Cape Canaveral Air Force
Station.
10. Falcon 9 Arcs Through the Sky :SpaceX
tweeted this photo of the Falcon 9 launch on May 22, 2012. The company
wrote: "Incredible shot of Falcon 9 launch (photo credit: James Fink)
pic.twitter.com/M97rrNfY."
11. China Launches Shenzhou 9 Mission : A
Chinese Long March 2F rocket launches on the Shenzhou 9 mission,
China's first manned space docking flight and first flight of a female
astronaut, on June 16, 2012 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
12. Spy Satellite NROL-38 Launches: June 20, 2012A
United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket launches the classified NROL-38
spy satellite into orbit from Space Launch Complex-41 at the Cape
Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on June 20, 2012. Liftoff
occurred at 8:28 a.m. EDT. The national security satellite will be used
by the National Reconnaissance Office.
13. United Launch Alliance Upgraded Delta IV Heavy Rocket :A
United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket blasts off from Space
Launch Complex-37 at Florida’s Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on June
29, 2012 with a secret spy satellite for the National Reconnaissance
Office.The launch placed the NROL-15 satellite into orbit.
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