Orbital Sciences Delays Orb-2 Launch to July 12 Due to Weather

Orbital Sciences Delays Orb-2 Launch to July 12 Due to Weather

Orbital Sciences Corporation announced today (July 9) that it is delaying the launch of its Orb-2 cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) by one day because thunderstorms in the area last night delayed the roll out of the Antares rocket to its launch pad.

Launch is now scheduled for Saturday, July 12, at 1:14 pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).  The launch is taking place from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on the coast of Virginia.

Two pre-launch briefings scheduled for tomorrow (July 10) at 4:00 pm EDT on the science payload aboard the Cygnus spacecraft and at 5:00 pm EDT on mission status, are likely to be rescheduled for Friday at the same time, but NASA has yet to confirm that.

The one-day launch delay does not affect the arrival of Cygnus at the ISS.  That is still on track for July 15 at 7:24 am EDT.

The launch has been delayed several times since its original launch date in May for a variety of reasons.

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