On Assignment - Solar Orbiter launch @ KSC

I spent 4 days at the Kennedy Space Center covering the launch of the joint NASA and ESA mission Solar Orbiter on assignment for Reuters.

The Solar Orbiter capsule aboard an Atlas V rocket rolls out of the VIB at launch pad 41

The Solar Orbiter capsule aboard an Atlas V rocket rolls onto launch pad 41

The Solar Orbiter capsule aboard an Atlas V rocket stands at launch pad 41

The Solar Orbiter capsule aboard an Atlas V rocket stands at launch pad 41

The Solar Orbiter capsule aboard an Atlas V rocket stands at launch pad 41

The Solar Orbiter capsule aboard an Atlas V rocket launches from pad 41

The Solar Orbiter capsule aboard an Atlas V rocket launches from pad 41