By Ben Evans, on December 2nd, 2015
December’s OA-4 mission marks the first flight of Orbital ATK’s new “Enhanced Cygnus.” Photo Credit: John Studwell / AmericaSpace
More than a year since the catastrophic loss of its ORB-3 mission—which fell back onto Pad 0A at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) on Wallops Island, Va., following the failure and explosion of its […]
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By Ben Evans, on November 13th, 2015
December’s OA-4 mission marks the first flight of Orbital ATK’s new “Enhanced Cygnus.” Photo Credit: John Studwell/AmericaSpace
Three weeks before its long-awaited return to flight, Orbital ATK today showed off its next Cygnus cargo spacecraft, which will deliver more than 7,000 pounds (3,100 kg) of supplies to the incumbent Expedition 45 crew of […]
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By Ben Evans, on September 9th, 2014 The Expedition 40 crew. Clockwise from bottom center are Steve Swanson, Aleksandr Skvortsov, Alexander Gerst, Maksim Surayev, Reid Wiseman and Oleg Artemyev. Photo Credit: NASA
More than five months since their feet last touched terra firma, the Soyuz TMA-12M crew of U.S. astronaut Steve Swanson and Russian cosmonauts Aleksandr Skvortsov and Oleg Artemyev […]
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By Ben Evans, on July 16th, 2014 Less than three days after its rousing launch from the Virginia coast, Orbital Sciences Corp. has delivered the second of eight Cygnus cargo vehicles to the International Space Station (ISS). Photo Credit: NASA
Less than three days since it launched its mighty Antares booster from Pad 0A at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) […]
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By Mike Killian, on July 15th, 2014 The Orbital Sciences Antares rocket, thundering away from MARS Pad 0A at Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia to begin a 17,500 mph chase to catch the International Space Station, Sunday, July 13, 2014. Photo Credit: John Studwell / AmericaSpace
On Sunday, July 13, Orbital Sciences Corporation successfully launched their 22-story-tall Antares rocket on […]
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By Ben Evans, on July 13th, 2014 Antares rumbles away from Pad 0A at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) at 12:52 p.m. EDT Sunday, 13 July. Photo Credit: John Studwell/AmericaSpace
After many delays, Orbital Sciences Corp. has successfully launched its second dedicated Cygnus cargo mission toward the International Space Station (ISS). Liftoff of the two-stage Antares booster, carrying Cygnus—whose mission, […]
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By Ben Evans, on July 10th, 2014 Impressive view of the Antares vehicle (left) and the ORB-2 Cygnus, encapsulated within its bulbous payload shroud, pictured in the Horizontal Integration Facility (HIF) at Wallops. Photo Credit: Ken Kremer
Six months since it last lofted a Cygnus cargo vessel toward the International Space Station (ISS), Orbital Sciences Corp. is primed to fly […]
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By Mike Killian, on July 3rd, 2014 An Orbital Sciences Antares rocket launching on the company’s first contracted ISS resupply mission for NASA Jan. 16, 2014. Orbital’s next ISS resupply mission is now scheduled to fly NET July 11, 2014. Photo Credit: Mike Killian / AmericaSpace
Orbital Sciences Corp. today officially scheduled July 11 for the next launch […]
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By Mike Killian, on May 28th, 2014 An Orbital Sciences Antares rocket launching on the company’s first contracted ISS resupply mission for NASA Jan. 16, 2014. Orbital’s next ISS resupply mission is now delayed to at least June 17, and may be delayed further. Photo Credit: Mike Killian / AmericaSpace
Orbital Sciences Corp. has delayed the next scheduled launch of […]
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By Ken Kremer, on April 26th, 2014 Orbital Sciences Antares rocket and Cygnus resupply ship soar to space on Jan. 9, 2014, from NASA Wallops on Virginia coast on the Orb-1 mission to the ISS. Antares next launch is slated for mid-June 2014. Photo taken by remote camera at launch pad. Credit: Ken Kremer – kenkremer.com
Orbital Sciences has reset […]
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