CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Aug. 30 (UPI) -- NASA says the launch of a mission to study Earth's radiation belts went off smoothly Thursday, putting two scientific probes into orbit.
The Radiation Belt Storm Probes are in orbit after a successful launch atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at 4:05 a.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the space agency said.