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Photos: Antares blasts off from Virginia
A Northrop Grumman Antares launched from Virginia’s Eastern Shore with a commercial Cygnus supply ship Oct. 2 on a two-and-a-half day journey to the International Space Station. The 139-foot-tall (42.5-meter) Antares rocket fired off pad 0A at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at 9:16:14 p.m. EDT on Oct. 2 (0116:14 GMT on Oct. 3). It was…
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Antares rocket takes aim on space station with zero-gravity toilet, other supplies
An Antares rocket bolts off its launch pad Friday night at Wallops Island, Virginia. Credit: Alex Polimeni / Spaceflight Now A Northrop Grumman Cygnus supply ship rocketed into orbit from Virginia Friday night on an Antares launcher, taking aim on the International Space Station with an advanced $23 million zero-gravity titanium toilet and several tons…
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Launch of Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket scrubbed in Virginia
Vapors stream away from a Northrop Grumman Antares rocket during a launch attempt Thursday night at Wallops Island, Virginia. Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now Northrop Grumman called off the launch of an Antares rocket and a Cygnus space station cargo freighter Thursday night on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, the third aborted countdown in less than 24 hours…
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Northrop Grumman “optimistic” to receive more NASA cargo mission orders
EDITOR’S NOTE: Northrop Grumman scrubbed the Antares launch attempt Thursday, Oct. 1. The launch has been rescheduled for 9:16 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 2. See our Mission Status Center for live coverage of the countdown and launch. A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket rolls out Saturday, Sept. 26, to pad 0A at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in…
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Antares launch timeline on the NG-14 mission
This graphic illustrates the major events during the Antares rocket’s climb into orbit with the Cygnus supply ship on the NG-14 mission. Credit: Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket will deliver a Cygnus supply ship into orbit Thursday to begin a pursuit of the International Space Station. The rocket’s two RD-181 engines will ignite around…
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Live coverage: Cygnus supply ship arrives at International Space Station
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of an Antares rocket from Virginia with Northrop Grumman’s 14th operational Cygnus resupply flight to the International Space Station. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. [tabby title=”NASA TV”] [tabby title=”Wallops Clean Feed”] [tabbyending]
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Photos: Antares rocket lifts off with station-bound Cygnus supply ship
Powered by two Russian-made RD-181 main engines, a Northrop Grumman Antares rocket fired into a mostly sunny sky Saturday afternoon over Virginia’s Eastern Shore carrying nearly 7,500 pounds of equipment to the International Space Station. The twin-engine first stage ignited and throttled up to produce more than 860,000 pounds of thrust, pushing the 139-foot-tall (42.5-meter)…
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Antares rocket lifts off from Virginia on space station cargo mission
A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket lifted off at 3:21:04 p.m. EST (2021:04 GMT) Saturday powered by more than 860,000 pounds of thrust from two RD-181 kerosene-fueled engines. Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani A twin-engine Northrop Grumman Antares rocket climbed into orbit Saturday from Virginia’s Eastern Shore carrying a Cygnus supply ship bound for the International Space Station…
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Live coverage: Cygnus supply ship arrives at space station
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of an Antares rocket from Virginia with Northrop Grumman’s 13th operational Cygnus resupply flight to the International Space Station. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. [tabby title=”NASA TV”] [tabby title=”Wallops Clean Feed”] [tabbyending]
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Antares launch scrubbed due to faulty ground support equipment
Northrop Grumman’s 139-foot-tall (42.5-meter) Antares rocket on launch pad 0A at Wallops Island, Virginia, after officials aborted a countdown in the final minutes Sunday. Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now The launch of a Northrop Grumman Antares rocket with an automated commercial space station cargo vessel from Virginia was aborted less than three minutes before takeoff Sunday…