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Deep Impact launches from Cape Canaveral on a Delta II rocket.

Historical image related to Deep Impact launches from Cape Canaveral on a Delta II rocket. from January 12, 2005

Deep Impact (spacecraft)

NASA space probe launched in 2005

Deep Impact was a NASA space probe launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on January 12, 2005. It was designed to study the interior composition of the comet Tempel 1 (9P/Tempel), by releasing an impactor into the comet. At 05:52 UTC on July 4, 2005, the Impactor…
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Cape Canaveral

Cape on the Atlantic coast of Florida in the United States

Cape Canaveral is a cape in Brevard County, Florida, in the United States, near the center of the state's Atlantic coast. Officially Cape Kennedy from 1963 to 1973, it lies east of Merritt Island, separated from it by the Banana River. It is part of a region known as the Space…
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Delta II

American space launch system

Delta II was an expendable launch system, originally designed and built by McDonnell Douglas, and sometimes known as the Thorad Delta 1. Delta II was part of the Delta rocket family, derived directly from the Delta 3000, and entered service in 1989. There were two main variants,…
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January 12

Day of the year

January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 353 days remain until the end of the year.
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