NASA's Historic Spacecraft to launch this evening

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Tonight at 7:05pm EDT, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida on an Atlas V. The Atlas V is in its 411 configuration with a 4m fairing, 1 solid rocket booster, and 1 centaur upper stage engine. The weather has improved to a 90% chance of favourable weather. More than 8,000 viewers are at KCS to view the launch of this historic mission to the Asteroid Bennu. View the live broadcast of the launch here on NASA TV.