Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport – Page 6

Antares launch timeline on the NG-10 mission

November 16, 2018 Stephen Clark

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.

Live coverage: Commercial Cygnus cargo craft arrives at space station

November 15, 2018 Stephen Clark

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

November 14, 2018 Stephen Clark

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.

Antares rocket transferred to Virginia launch pad for station resupply flight

November 13, 2018 Stephen Clark

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.

Rocket Lab breaks ground on new Virginia launch pad

October 22, 2018 Stephen Clark

Rocket Lab broke ground on a new launch pad on Virginia’s Eastern Shore last week after selecting the Wallops Island location for the company’s first U.S.-based launch site over competing spaceports in Florida, California and Alaska.

Photos: Antares rocket’s predawn launch from Wallops Island

May 24, 2018 Stephen Clark

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

May 21, 2018 Stephen Clark

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

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.

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.

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).