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Antares rocket boosts Cygnus supply ship toward International Space Station
A commercial Cygnus cargo freighter packed with 3.8 tons of medical and pharmaceutical experiments, technology demonstration hardware, CubeSats and crew provisions rode an Antares rocket into orbit from Virginia's Eastern Shore on Wednesday afternoon on the first leg of a day-and-a-half journey to the International Space Station.
Photos: Ground crews load final cargo into Cygnus supply ship
Technicians working at launch pad 0A at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia completed the final loading of cargo into Northrop Grumman's Cygnus supply ship late Tuesday, and the Antares rocket was raised vertical again in preparation for Wednesday's countdown.
Antares launch timeline on the NG-11 mission
Northrop Grumman's Antares rocket will deliver a Cygnus supply ship into orbit Wednesday to begin a day-and-a-half pursuit of the International Space Station.
VideoLive coverage: Cygnus supply ship arrives at International Space Station
A day-and-a-half after launching from Virginia aboard an Antares rocket, a Northrop Grumman Cygnus supply ship loaded with nearly 7,600 pounds of experiments and provisions arrived at the International Space Station on Friday. Astronaut Anne McClain captured the Cygnus spacecraft with the space station's Canadian-built robotic arm at 5:28 a.m. EDT (0928 GMT).
Northrop Grumman introducing new capabilities on Cygnus cargo craft
The next Cygnus resupply mission to the International Space Station set for liftoff Wednesday from Virginia's Eastern Shore will introduce new capabilities for the commercial cargo freighter, including a longer operating life enabled by fuel-saving gyroscopes to support an extended mission months after the spacecraft departs the International Space Station, Northrop Grumman officials said.
Photos: Antares reaches launch pad in Virginia for space station cargo mission
A two-stage Northrop Grumman Antares rocket rolled out of its horizontal integration facility Monday for the mile-journey south to launch pad 0A at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Virginia, where liftoff on a space station resupply mission is scheduled for Wednesday.
Two Minotaur launches planned this year from Virginia
Northrop Grumman is gearing up for up to four launches this year at Wallops Island, Virginia, including two launches with Cygnus cargo ships heading to the International Space Station, and a pair of Minotaur rocket flights carrying classified payloads into orbit for the U.S. government's spy satellite agency.
Photos: Antares rocket fires into space from Virginia’s Eastern Shore
Look back on the launch Saturday of a Northrop Grumman Antares rocket from Wallops Island, Virginia, powered by a pair of kerosene-fueled RD-181 engines producing 864,000 pounds of thrust.
Antares rocket launches cargo run to International Space Station
A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket and Cygnus cargo carrier climbed into orbit Saturday from Wallops Island, Virginia, in pursuit of the International Space Station with more than 7,200 pounds of research hardware and provisions, the second supply ship launch to the space station in less than 24 hours.
Antares launch timeline on the NG-10 mission
Northrop Grumman's Antares rocket will deliver a Cygnus supply ship into orbit Saturday to begin a two-day pursuit of the International Space Station.