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Photos: Antares rocket fires into space from Virginia’s Eastern Shore

November 21, 2018 Stephen Clark

Look back on the launch Saturday of a Northrop Grumman Antares rocket from Wallops Island, Virginia, powered by a pair of kerosene-fueled RD-181 engines producing 864,000 pounds of thrust.

Mission Reports

Space station receives second of back-to-back cargo deliveries

November 19, 2018 Stephen Clark

Wrapping up a two-day chase since launching from Virginia’s Eastern Shore, a commercial Cygnus cargo craft arrived at the International Space Station Monday with more than 7,200 pounds of supplies and experiments, the second freighter to reach the orbiting complex in 15 hours.

Antares Launcher

Antares rocket launches cargo run to International Space Station

November 17, 2018 Stephen Clark

A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket and Cygnus cargo carrier climbed into orbit Saturday from Wallops Island, Virginia, in pursuit of the International Space Station with more than 7,200 pounds of research hardware and provisions, the second supply ship launch to the space station in less than 24 hours.

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  • SpaceX rocket sends Arabsat communications satellite into orbit
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    May 26, 2023
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    May 25, 2023
  • Whitson says commercial station visit critical to private-sector space ops
    May 25, 2023
  • Live coverage: Rocket Lab launches NASA’s final two TROPICS satellites
    May 25, 2023
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