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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…

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…

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…

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…

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]