Antares Launch Scrubbed – update
This article was updated in its entirety at 6:40 pm ET.
The test launch of Orbital Sciences Corporation’s Antares rocket was scrubbed today because of premature separation of an umbilical from the rocket’s second stage.
The launch was scheduled for 5:00 pm ET and the main concern was weather at the launch site at Wallops Island, VA. As launch time neared, the weather was improving, but at T-12 minutes an umbilical separated from the second stage prematurely. Orbital says it is gathering data and the mission management team will meet at 8:00 am ET tomorrow morning to review the situation. One @orbitalsciences tweet said the next most likely attempt would be on Friday, but at a press conference yesterday, officials said Friday was a very poor launch day in terms of weather.
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