Best Space Photos of the Week - May 12, 2012

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By Space.com Staff
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Close Encounters of the AEHF-2 Kind

United Launch Alliance

Looking like a scene from “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” dramatic backlight illuminates a United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch vehicle at Space Launch Complex-41 of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The rocket successfully launched the Air Force's Advanced Extremely High Frequency 2 satellite (AEHF 2) satellite on May 4, 2012. [More Images]

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Space.com Staff
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