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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.
VideoLive coverage: Commercial Cygnus cargo craft arrives at space station
A Northrop Grumman Cygnus supply ship carrying more than 7,200 pounds of provisions and experiments approached the International Space Station two days after its launch from Virginia, moving close enough for capture by the station's robotic arm at 5:28 a.m. EST (1028 GMT) Monday.
Antares launch from Virginia delayed to Friday
A forecast of low ceilings, thick clouds and rainy weather Thursday has led NASA and Northrop Grumman officials to push back the launch of an Antares rocket and a space station-bound supply ship from Virginia's Eastern Shore to Friday morning.
VideoAntares rocket transferred to Virginia launch pad for station resupply flight
A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket rolled out of its hangar Monday night, riding a self-propelled transporter for a mile-long trip to launch pad 0A on Wallops Island, Virginia, for a predawn liftoff Thursday with a Cygnus supply ship heading for the International Space Station.
Photos: Antares rocket’s predawn launch from Wallops Island
Carrying a Cygnus supply ship bound for the International Space Station, an Orbital ATK Antares rocket lifted off Monday from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at Wallops Island, Virginia.
Antares rocket launch kicks off space station’s next commercial cargo delivery
An Orbital ATK Antares rocket streaked into orbit early Monday from Wallops Island, Virginia, with a commercial Cygnus cargo craft carrying a quantum research experiment, an investigation into the properties of concrete in space, fresh food and other provisions for the International Space Station's six-person crew.
Video: Orbital ATK’s Antares booster climbs away from Virginia spaceport
Watch a replay of the launch Monday of an Orbital ATK Antares rocket carrying a commercial cargo craft destined for the International Space Station.
Antares launch timeline on the OA-9 cargo mission
Orbital ATK's Antares rocket will deliver a Cygnus supply ship into orbit Monday to begin a three-day pursuit of the International Space Station.
VideoLive coverage: Cygnus supply ship captured by space station’s robotic arm
Three days after launching from the Virginia coastline, an Orbital ATK Cygnus supply ship completed its final approach to the International Space Station on Thursday with more than 7,000 pounds of cargo and experiments. The automated freighter was captured by the station's robotic arm at 5:26 a.m. EDT (0926 GMT).
Orbital ATK readies cargo ship for launch to space station
Orbital ATK readied an upgraded Antares rocket for launch Monday from Wallops Island, Va., to deliver more than 3 tons of crew supplies, science gear, spare parts and three small satellites to the International Space Station to test miniaturized, low-cost technologies for Earth observation applications.