Having an Antonov AN-124 Ruslan , one of the largestcargo airplanesin the earthly concern ( only the Antonov An-225Mriyais bighearted ) is a key part of this operation . This photo above , taken from a distance , shows perfectly how Brobdingnagian the Ruslan really is .
calculate at the United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 stage — about 60 meters long , or nearly 200 foot — on the right side . It has just offloaded from the sheet on the leftfield . ( The photo was shoot at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on November 21 , 2015 . )
The Atlas rocket will found NASA’sInSight mission(Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations , Geodesy and Heat Transport , another perfectNASA acronym ) next year . brainstorm will study processes that formed and mould Mars , in parliamentary procedure to improve our understanding about the evolution of our internal solar system of rules ’s rough planet .
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