Tag: NG-13
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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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Antares rocket, Cygnus supply ship readied for space station cargo flight
A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket stands vertical at launch pad 0A at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island, Virginia, in preparation for liftoff Sunday at 5:39 p.m. EST (2239 GMT) with a Cygnus supply ship en route to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani A commercial Cygnus resupply ship named for Robert H.…