Tag: Pad 0A

  • Antares rocket’s return-to-flight slips to August

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    The Antares rocket’s two RD-181 engines fired on a launch pad at Wallops Island, Virginia, on May 31. Credit: NASA The first launch of Orbital ATK’s redesigned Antares rocket since an engine failure doomed a mission in 2014 will likely be delayed more than one month until August to complete analysis of data acquired during…

  • Re-engined Antares rocket completes ground test firing

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    Orbital ATK’s upgraded Antares rocket, featuring newly-built RD-181 main engines, completed a 30-second test firing on a launch pad on Virginia’s Eastern Shore on Tuesday. The hotfire test is a key step before the Antares rocket returns to flight in July, resuming cargo service to the International Space Station from Virginia. Working from a control…

  • Upgraded Antares rolls out to launch pad for tests

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    An Antares first stage booster rolls out to pad 0A at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at Wallops, Island, Virginia, on Thursday. Credit: Orbital ATK An Antares booster emerged from its hangar on Virginia’s Eastern Shore and rolled out to its launch pad Thursday for the first time since a rocket failure grounded Orbital ATK’s cargo…