CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - An unmanned Atlas 5 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Saturday to put the first satellite of the U.S. Defense Department's new missile-warning system into orbit.
After a day's delay due to poor weather, the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 booster lifted off at 2:10 a.m. EDT (1810 GMT), soaring through clear blue skies out over the Atlantic Ocean.
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