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  • Antares rocket raised on launch pad for station supply run

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    The 133-foot-tall (40-meter) Antares rocket was lifted vertical at pad 0A on Friday. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls Engineers erected a commercial Antares rocket vertical on its launch pad on Virginia’s Eastern Shore Friday, positioning the 13-story booster for liftoff Sunday night with more than 5,000 pounds of supplies and experiments for the International Space Station. With…

  • Critical Antares rocket launch set for Friday night

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    A view of the Antares rocket and Cygnus spacecraft (right) undergoing final preparations for this week’s launch. Credit: Orbital ATK The debut launch of an upgraded version of Orbital ATK’s Antares rocket has slipped to Friday after ground teams resolved a minor vehicle issue and made emergency preparations for Hurricane Matthew, which bypassed the Antares…

  • Managers set Oct. 13 for first Antares launch in two years

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    A view inside the Horizontal Integration Facility at Wallops Island, Virginia. Credit: Orbital ATK NASA and Orbital ATK officials have set Oct. 13 as the target date for the first Antares launch in nearly two years, giving approval for ground crews to load final cargo into the mission’s Cygnus supply carrier heading for the International…

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    A view inside the Horizontal Integration Facility at Wallops Island, Virginia. Credit: Orbital ATK NASA and Orbital ATK officials have set Oct. 13 as the target date for the first Antares launch in nearly two years, giving approval for ground crews to load final cargo into the mission’s Cygnus supply carrier heading for the International…