# @nasaartemis on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BKGb0TTBSvH
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/15346522-nasaartemis-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/61229b4242.jpg
- **Posted:** 2016-09-08T15:48:42.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA Artemis (@nasaartemis) — https://gondola.cc/nasaartemis

## Caption

Twas the night before launch as #OSIRISREx spacecraft sat on the pad on September 7th, 2016. The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket made the trek from the Vertical Integration Facility to Space Launch Complex 41 at Florida’s Cape Canaveral Air Force Station yesterday. Atop the rocket, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is sealed in the protective payload fairing. Liftoff is scheduled for tonight!!! Thursday, Sept. 8 at 7:05 p.m. EDT. If you're in central Florida, be sure to check it out from one of many amazing viewing areas! If you take pictures, be sure to tag explorenasa and we might just share a few. Photo credit: NASA #osirisrex #launch #asteroid #nasa #atlasv #spacecraft #beautiful

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osirisrex, nasa, launch, beautiful, asteroid, spacecraft, atlasv

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