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Alt text: LINK attached to the front of the Pegasus XL\r
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Image description: Inside a large white high bay, a small silver satellite is attached to the front of a long white rocket. The satellite has two rows of black lenses on the side facing the camera, two solar panels folded top and bottom, and three robotic arms stowed along the sides and face. The rocket’s nose cone is open, with one side missing and the other folded away like a banana peel, revealing a silvery interior. 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Alt text: LINK attached to the front of the Pegasus XL\r
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Alt text: LINK attached to the front of the Pegasus XL\r
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Alt text: People look at the LINK satellite\r
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Alt text: The face of the LINK spacecraft\r
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Alt text: A man works on the Pegasus XL\r
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Alt text: Hands work on the Pegasus XL\r
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