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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.
Video: Antares/Cygnus pre-launch news conference
Officials from NASA, Orbital ATK, Wallops Flight Facility and the Commonwealth of Virginia preview Sunday night's flight of the Antares rocket during the pre-launch news conference held on the eve of liftoff.
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.
Dramatic views of Hurricane Matthew taken Monday from the space station
The International Space Station flew over Matthew on Monday, the dangerous Category 4 hurricane packing 140 mph winds.
Officials target mid-October for first launch of upgraded Antares cargo rocket
Orbital ATK ground crews in Virginia are fueling the next Cygnus cargo freighter this week for launch toward the International Space Station in mid-October on the first flight of the company's upgraded Antares rocket in two years.