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The Solid Rocket Boosters of the Boeing Delta II rocket, used to launch NASAs Swift spacecraft, fall toward the Atlantic Ocean as the rocket continues on its path down range. The successful launch took place at Complex 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Nov. 20 at 12:16:00.611 p.m. EST. Swift is a first-of-its-kind multi-wavelength observatory dedicated to the study of gamma-ray burst science. Its three instruments will work together to observe GRBs and afterglows in the gamma ray, X-ray, ultraviolet and optical wavebands.