Tag: Cygnus
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Reporters run for cover as Antares rocket explodes
An Antares rocket explodes at Wallops Island moments after launch sending reporters and photographers at the press site running for cover. The video was captured by Spaceflight Now’s Stephen Clark.
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Orbital’s Antares fails seconds after launch
Orbital’s Antares launch vehicle – tasked with lofting the CRS-3 Cygnus to the International Space Station (ISS) – dramatically failed after around ten seconds of flight, exploding and falling back on to the launch center. There is extensive damage to the Wallops facility, although it has been confirmed all personnel are accounted for, with no…
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Gallery: Antares rocket explodes
A sequence of images from the NASA TV broadcast of the ill-fated launch of the Antares rocket.
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Antares 130 debut with fourth Cygnus ready for second attempt
Orbital Sciences Corporation – with their new version of their Antares rocket – will make a second attempt to loft the fourth Cygnus mission to the International Space Station at 18:22 local time on Tuesday. Liftoff, from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island, Virginia, was scrubbed for 24 hours due to a boat failing…
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Live Coverage: Antares explodes moments after launch
Mission Status Center Live coverage of the flight of an Orbital Sciences Corp. Antares rocket and Cygnus resupply spacecraft for the International Space Station. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.
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Science-laden Cygnus spaceship ready for takeoff
ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst works with a capillary flow experiment on the International Space Station. Credit: NASA A commercial Cygnus supply freighter set for launch Monday will transport a motley mix of experiments to the International Space Station, helping scientists engaged in a range of research disciplines from studying the birth of the solar system…
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Orbital Sciences cleared for final Antares launch preps
The Antares rocket and Cygnus spacecraft inside an integration hangar at Wallops Island, Va. Credit: Orbital Sciences Corp. Orbital Sciences Corp. is set to launch its next commercial resupply flight to the International Space Station on Monday after inspections revealed a rocket tracking station in Bermuda weathered a direct hit from Hurricane Gonzalo last week.…
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Cygnus sets date for next ISS mission – Castor XL ready for debut
Orbital’s Cygnus spacecraft will begin her latest trip to the International Space Station (ISS) on October 24, atop of the Antares carrier rocket – the rocket’s fifth launch in 18 months of operation. The ORB-3/CRS-3 mission will also debut the use of the more powerful Castor XL second stage motor, supplied by ATK. ORB-3: Amid…
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Orbital’s Cygnus re-enters to complete successful mission
Orbital’s CRS-2/ORB-2 spacecraft has completed her successful mission to the International Space Station (ISS), following unberthing on Friday. The vehicle then spent two days on orbit prior to conducting a destructive re-entry on Sunday – marking the end to Cygnus’ latest Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) mission. Cygnus ORB-2 EOM (End Of Mission): Cygnus began her…
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ORB-2 Cygnus completes ISS rendezvous and berthing
Orbital’s ORB-2 Cygnus spacecraft has successfully rendezvoused and berthed with the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday morning. The American spacecraft, partly built in Italy, guided in by Canadian sensors and grabbed by an American astronaut using another Canadian asset – Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) – completed her arrival at 6:36 Eastern. ORB-2…