Photographs from the launch of a Delta II rocket in Florida on Monday, August 17, 2009.
Rocket Launch
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - AUGUST 17: The final Delta II GPS rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Base and launch site SLC-17A on August 17, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. After the successful launch of the NAVSTAR Global Positioning Satellite, the Air Force plan to inactivate the 1st Space Launch Squadron. (Photo by Matt Stroshane/Getty Images)
