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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.
Wallops launch base receives final hardware delivery for next Cygnus mission
Orbital ATK shipped the final major piece of hardware for the next Cygnus space station resupply mission to a launch base on Virginia's Eastern Shore last week as technicians began loading cargo destined for delivery to the orbiting research lab.
Station managers push back next Cygnus cargo flight to November
NASA and Orbital ATK have agreed to schedule the launch of the next Cygnus supply ship for Nov. 10 from Wallops Island on Virginia's Eastern Shore, a delay of a month from the mission's earlier target launch date to allow the flight to carry more cargo to the International Space Station, officials said.
Orbital ATK kicks off follow-on station cargo contract, targets next Antares launch in October
As Orbital ATK engineers aim for the next launch of the company's Antares rocket from Virginia this fall, early planning for missions to keep the International Space Station supplied through the early 2020s is already underway.
Minotaur rocket launch for NRO expected at Wallops by end of 2018
A classified National Reconnaissance Office satellite mission assigned last month to launch on an Orbital ATK Minotaur 1 rocket will take off from Wallops Island in Virginia by the end of 2018, a U.S. Air Force spokesperson confirmed Wednesday.
Photos: Antares rocket lights up eastern shore of Virginia
Orbital ATK's Antares rocket returned to flight Oct. 17 with a successful evening launch from Virginia's Eastern Shore, a beacon visible for hundreds of miles along the U.S. East Coast as the 13-story rocket set course for a cargo delivery to the International Space Station.
Antares rocket back in action with successful launch of upgraded booster
A commercial Antares cargo booster powered by new kerosene-fueled rocket engines streaked into orbit from a launch pad on the Virginia coastline Monday, returning to service to resupply the International Space Station after a two-year grounding stemming from a fiery crash in 2014.
Video: Antares post-launch news conference
This is the post-launch news briefing from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility held after the successful return to flight by the Orbital ATK Antares rocket that delivered the Cygnus cargo ship into space.
Video: Antares rocket returns to flight with new engines
The Antares rocket, Orbital ATK's medium-class booster now with modern RD-181 engines, launches at 7:45 p.m. EDT (2345 GMT) from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on the eastern shore of Virginia.
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.