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Video: Orbital ATK’s Antares booster climbs away from Virginia spaceport

May 21, 2018 Stephen Clark

Watch a replay of the launch Monday of an Orbital ATK Antares rocket carrying a commercial cargo craft destined for the International Space Station.

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Antares launch timeline on the OA-9 cargo mission

May 20, 2018 Stephen Clark

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.

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Live coverage: Cygnus supply ship captured by space station’s robotic arm

May 20, 2018 Stephen Clark

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).

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Orbital ATK readies cargo ship for launch to space station

May 20, 2018 William Harwood

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.

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Photos: Antares rocket poised for liftoff from Virginia’s Eastern Shore

May 20, 2018 Stephen Clark

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.

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Antares rocket rolls to Virginia launch pad, liftoff delayed to Monday

May 18, 2018 Stephen Clark

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.

Mission Reports

Rocket Lab postpones first commercial launch after issue during fueling test

April 17, 2018 Stephen Clark

Rocket Lab said Tuesday it will push back the first commercial launch of its light-class Electron rocket from New Zealand by a few weeks to address a problem uncovered during a recent fueling test.

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Rocket Lab preps for first commercial satellite launch

April 6, 2018 Stephen Clark

Rocket Lab’s first full-up commercial launch is set for April 19, U.S. time, from the company’s privately-operated launch base in New Zealand with three U.S.-owned satellites to collect weather data.

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Soyuz rocket fires into space with 11 satellites

January 31, 2018 Stephen Clark

A Soyuz rocket crowned by a Fregat upper stage carrying 11 Russian, German and U.S. satellites into orbit lifted off Thursday from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia’s Far East, the first flight from the country’s newest spaceport since a failure in November.

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Rocket Lab delivers nanosatellites to orbit on first successful test launch

January 21, 2018 Stephen Clark

Rocket Lab’s privately-developed Electron launcher soared into orbit from New Zealand on Saturday, U.S. time, a success that puts the company’s founder said will hasten dedicated, frequent and affordable rides to space for small satellites.

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