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Photos: Antares rocket poised for liftoff from Virginia’s Eastern Shore
A 139-foot-tall Antares rocket is slated for a predawn launch Monday from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Virginia's Eastern Shore, carrying a Cygnus supply ship heading for the International Space Station.
Antares rocket rolls to Virginia launch pad, liftoff delayed to Monday
Orbital ATK transferred an Antares rocket and Cygnus supply ship to their launch pad on Virginia's Eastern Shore late Thursday for a liftoff now targeted for Monday with nearly 7,400 pounds of cargo heading for the International Space Station.
Cygnus arrives at space station with food, experiments and cache of CubeSats
A commercial cargo craft owned and operated by Orbital ATK wrapped up a two-day journey to the International Space Station on Tuesday, delivering ice cream and pizza for the lab’s six-person crew and hardware for a slew of research experiments, including CubeSats slated for orbital deployments in the coming weeks.
Space station cargo shipment blasts off aboard Antares rocket
An Orbital ATK Cygnus supply ship packed with 3.7 tons of cargo, supplies and experiments rode an Antares rocket into orbit from Virginia's Eastern Shore on Sunday, setting course on a two-day pursuit of the International Space Station.
Antares launch to resupply space station halted by wayward airplane
Managers aborted liftoff of a commercial Antares cargo launcher Saturday when an aircraft strayed into restricted airspace near the rocket's planned flight path east from Virginia's Eastern Shore.
Antares rocket’s launch timeline on the OA-8 cargo mission
Orbital ATK’s Antares rocket will deliver the commercial Cygnus supply ship to an orbit with an altitude between 117 miles (189 kilometers) and 184 miles (296 kilometers) within about nine minutes of liftoff Saturday from Virginia’s Eastern Shore.
Photos: Antares rocket stands atop Virginia launch pad
Orbital ATK's seventh Antares rocket stands ready for launch with a Cygnus supply ship Saturday on a two-day flight to the International Space Station.
VideoLive coverage: Cygnus supply ship arrives at space station
Two days after blasting off from Virginia's Eastern Shore, Orbital ATK's Cygnus supply ship reached its destination Tuesday. The automated spacecraft packed with 3.7 tons of supplies and experiments was captured by the International Space Station's robotic arm at 5:04 a.m. EST (1004 GMT).
Photos: Rollout of Orbital ATK’s Antares rocket
Riding a self-propelled transporter, an Orbital ATK Antares rocket rolled out to it launch pad Thursday on Virginia's Eastern Shore for final preparations to send a Cygnus supply ship to the International Space Station.
Antares rocket rolled to Virginia launch pad for station cargo run
A commercial Antares rocket rolled out of a hangar on a one-mile trip to its launch pad on Virginia's Eastern Shore on Thursday, ready for final countdown preparations ahead of liftoff Saturday morning on a cargo delivery flight to the International Space Station.