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Key events during the Antares rocket’s climb to orbit
Orbital ATK's Antares rocket will deliver the commercial Cygnus supply ship to an orbit with an altitude between 130 miles and 179 miles within about nine minutes of liftoff from Virginia's Eastern Shore.
Antares launch visibility maps
Residents along the U.S. East Coast from South Carolina to Massachusetts could glimpse Orbital ATK's Antares rocket climbing into space Monday night on a cargo run to the International Space Station.
VideoLive coverage: Cygnus supply ship captured by space station robot arm
After waiting for a Soyuz crew ferry craft to launch and dock, a commercial Cygnus supply ship arrived at the International Space Station with a fresh delivery of more than 5,100 pounds of provisions and experiments Sunday. The rendezvous culminated in the spaceship's grapple by the space station's robotic arm at 7:28 a.m. EDT (1128 GMT).
Faulty cable delays Antares launch 24 hours
Orbital ATK launch managers have pushed back liftoff of an Antares rocket until Monday to replace a faulty cable on the booster's launch pad in Virginia.
Photos: Antares rolls out for first time since 2014
An Antares rocket is being prepared for launch for the first time in two years after emerging from the Horizontal Integration Facility at Wallops Island, Virginia, on Thursday evening for a one-mile trip to the launch pad.
Antares rocket raised on launch pad for station supply run
Engineers erected a commercial Antares rocket vertical on its launch pad on Virginia's Eastern Shore Friday, positioning the 13-story booster for liftoff Sunday night with more than 5,000 pounds of supplies and experiments for the International Space Station.
NASA has no plans to buy more Soyuz seats, and it may be too late anyway
NASA is sure enough that Boeing and SpaceX can safely launch astronauts to the International Space Station by early 2019 to hold off paying Russia to keep flying U.S. crews to the research complex, and one official says a deadline to order parts for new Russian Soyuz crew capsules may have already passed.
Hurricane Nicole prompts Antares launch delay to Sunday
The threat from Hurricane Nicole churning toward a tracking station in Bermuda will keep Orbital ATK's Antares rocket from launching on a space station cargo run until at least Sunday, officials said Tuesday.
Critical Antares rocket launch set for Friday night
The debut launch of an upgraded version of Orbital ATK's Antares rocket has slipped to Friday after ground teams resolved a minor vehicle issue and made emergency preparations for Hurricane Matthew, which bypassed the Antares launch site on Virginia's Eastern Shore this weekend.
Managers set Oct. 13 for first Antares launch in two years
NASA and Orbital ATK officials have set Oct. 13 as the target date for the first Antares launch in nearly two years, giving approval for ground crews to load final cargo into the mission's Cygnus supply carrier heading for the International Space Station.