With all this in mind, the Pad Rats at launch complex 39-A made their way to the 10 ordnance wires in question on Atlantis' stack as it sat on the pad.

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The CRS-2 supply mission, operated by Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX, lifted off successfully on a two-stage Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 10:10 AM Eastern time.

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One of Maxcap's recent investments involved the launch of a 500-apartment complex in a northern Brazilian city.

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"They were on the beach in the vicinity of Complex 40, just south of the shuttle launch pads, " said Kennedy Space Center spokeswoman Lisa Malone.

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The venture between the two Chicago firms is meant to launch within 30 days and would provide a fully integrated trading and clearing platform for the complex derivative contracts that have been one of the flash points of the credit crisis.

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The venture between the two Chicago firms is meant to launch within 30 days and would provide a fully integrated trading and clearing platform for credit default swaps, the complex derivative contracts that have been one of the flash points of the credit crisis.

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