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Photos: L-1011 Stargazer and Pegasus XL at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station

Emre Kelly
FLORIDA TODAY
The L-1011 Stargazer aircraft that will carry the Pegasus XL rocket and release it off Florida's coast is seen at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Skid Strip on Friday, Nov. 2, 2018.
The L-1011 Stargazer aircraft that will carry the Pegasus XL rocket and release it off Florida's coast is seen at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Skid Strip on Friday, Nov. 2, 2018.
Emre Kelly / FLORIDA TODAY
The L-1011 Stargazer aircraft that will carry the Pegasus XL rocket and release it off Florida's coast is seen at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Skid Strip on Friday, Nov. 2, 2018.
The L-1011 Stargazer aircraft that will carry the Pegasus XL rocket and release it off Florida's coast is seen at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Skid Strip on Friday, Nov. 2, 2018.
Emre Kelly / FLORIDA TODAY
The L-1011 Stargazer aircraft that will carry the Pegasus XL rocket and release it off Florida's coast is seen at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Skid Strip on Friday, Nov. 2, 2018.
The L-1011 Stargazer aircraft that will carry the Pegasus XL rocket and release it off Florida's coast is seen at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Skid Strip on Friday, Nov. 2, 2018.
Emre Kelly / FLORIDA TODAY
The safety and release controls that L-1011 Stargazer pilots will use to release Northrop Grumman's Pegasus XL rocket from the aircraft.
The safety and release controls that L-1011 Stargazer pilots will use to release Northrop Grumman's Pegasus XL rocket from the aircraft.
Emre Kelly / FLORIDA TODAY
The L-1011 Stargazer aircraft that will carry the Pegasus XL rocket and release it off Florida's coast is seen at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Skid Strip on Friday, Nov. 2, 2018.
The L-1011 Stargazer aircraft that will carry the Pegasus XL rocket and release it off Florida's coast is seen at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Skid Strip on Friday, Nov. 2, 2018.
Emre Kelly / FLORIDA TODAY