2014 Photo Contest Entries: Editor’s Picks - Space
December 18, 2014
ESA Sentinel 1A mission launched by VS07 Soyuz launcher from Europe Space Port. By Stephane Corvaja.

ESA Sentinel 1A mission launched by VS07 Soyuz launcher from Europe Space Port. By Stephane Corvaja.

Launch of Atlas V MAVEN from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. November 18, 2013. By Patrick Corkery.

Launch of Atlas V MAVEN from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. November 18, 2013. By Patrick Corkery.

Atlas V NROL-39 lifts off amid a plume of steam and ice crystals from it's LOX propellant. December 6, 2013. By Patrick Corkery.

Launch of Atlas V WorldView-3, from the pad deck. August 13, 2014. VAFB. By Patrick Corkery.

ESA Sentinel 1A mission launched by VS07 Soyuz launcher from Europe Space Port. By Stephane Corvaja.

ESA GAIA mission launched by VS06 Soyuz launcher at European Space Port, Kourou. By Stephane Corvaja.

The TDRS-L payload is launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Pad 41. By Jim Poppino.

ESA GAIA mission launched by VS06 Soyuz launcher at European Space Port, Kourou. By Stephane Corvaja.

ESA ATV-5 mission launched by VA219 Ariane 5 from Europe Space Port. By Stephane Corvaja.

ESA ATV-5 mission launched by VA219 Ariane 5 from Europe Space Port. By Stephane Corvaja.

ESA ATV-5 mission launched by VA219 Ariane 5 from Europe Space Port. By Stephane Corvaja.

Launch of Atlas V WorldView-3. August 13, 2014. VAFB. By Patrick Corkery.

The mobile service tower pulls away from the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket with NASA's OCO-2 spacecraft at Vandenberg Air Force Base. By Walter Scriptunas II.

The Atlas V rocket streaks across the sky as it launches the TDRS-L spacecraft on Jan 23, 2014, adding its reflection to the water of historic Lake Eola in downtown Orlando, FL. By John Moss.

ESA ATV-5 mission launched by VA219 Ariane 5 from Europe Space Port. By Stephane Corvaja.

Launch of Atlas V MAVEN from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. November 18, 2013. By Patrick Corkery.

Launch of Atlas V WorldView-3. August 13, 2014. VAFB. By Patrick Corkery.

A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Medium rocket lifts off from Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station carrying the USAF?s GPS IIF-5 satellite. By Walter Scriptunas II.
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