Antares Launches With Cygnus

Antares Launches With Cygnus

Orbital Sciences Corporation successfully launched its Antares rocket with a Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station at 10:58 am ET today.

The launch was flawless on a perfect day at the Mid Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on the coast of Virginia.  Cygnus is scheduled to berth with the ISS on Sunday.

This is Orbital’s demonstration launch as part of the NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program.

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