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The Centaur stage of the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket for NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale mission (MMS) begins the short journey from the Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center (ASOC) to Space Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Preparations are underway to mate the Centaur stage to the Atlas first stage already in place at the pad. Launch is set for March 12. To learn more about MMS, visit www.nasa.gov/mms.