Gallery: Incredible Rocket Photos, Huh? Yeah, a 16-Year-Old Took Them

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    This composite photograph combines three separate long exposures. It shows the launch and landing of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on July 18, 2016. The launch delivered thousands of pounds of supplies and science to astronauts at the International Space Station.
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    The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carries the Morelos-3 satellite in this long exposure photograph taken on October 2, 2015.
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    Shot with a wide lens from 3.5 miles away, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the NROL-61 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. launches into space on July 18, 2016
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    A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launches the MUOS-5 satellite for the United States Navy on June 24, 2016.
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    A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket carries the NROL-37 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office on June 11, 2016 at Space Launch Complex 37B on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
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    A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying the NROL-37 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office lifts off on June 11, 2016.
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    A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket delivering cargo to the International Space Station on March 22 2016.
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