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The Rocky Planet Picture Show: NASA Mars InSight ready for launch

Bronek Kozicki
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Re: Why from Vandenberg?

@Dave 32 my guess would that they are not sending this on the orbit around Earth ;) Depending on the direction of travel, it might be desirable NOT to include Earth's rotation for getting to Mars.

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