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This would put it in a similar class to current American vehicles such as the Delta 4 or Atlas 5, and the European Ariane 5.
BBC: The new Falcon 1 rocket has been lost on its maiden flight.
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The Atlas 5 rocket that launched today stands 191.2 feet (58.3 meters) tall and includes one main booster powered by the RD AMROSS RD-180 engine.
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It too will use the Atlas 5 to get off Earth.
BBC: Nasa announces space shuttle replacement shortlist
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Unlike SpaceX, which has its own rocket, SNC would use the Atlas 5 launcher, which has an excellent reliability record in putting up military and scientific satellites.
BBC: Nasa announces space shuttle replacement shortlist
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Boeing has progressed to final design stages for its CST-100 vehicle, a capsule that will fly atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, which has a proven track record launching unmanned satellites.
FORBES: Rescuing NASA From Terminal Public Apathy
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The H2A is somewhat disadvantaged by its relatively small payload capacity of 4 tons compared with 8 tons for Ariane 5, 6.4 tons for the Pronton, 8.2 tons for the Atlas 5, and 4.7 tons for the Falcon.
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One alternative to Ares, proposed by the United Launch Alliance, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Boeing, is to use modified versions of their existing Delta 4 and Atlas 5 rockets both to go to the moon and to resupply the space station, but at lower cost.
ECONOMIST: Human spaceflight
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The Atlas Lions beat Namibia 5-1 in their opening fixture but lost their final two matches and failed to qualify from their group.
BBC: CHOOSE A SPORT
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Atlas Pipeline Partners LP is trading off about 0.5% on the day Wednesday.
FORBES: Wednesday 3/13 Insider Buying Report: APL, MDRX