Tag: ELaNa
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Rocket Lab preps to launch flock of NASA-funded CubeSats
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated Dec. 14 with new launch date and correcting number of CubeSats. The Electron rocket’s nose cone is emblazoned with the NASA “meatball” patch for the mission launching Wednesday night (U.S. time). Credit: Rocket Lab Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket is set to launch 13 CubeSats Saturday night (U.S. time) under contract to NASA…
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Antares launch from Virginia delayed to Friday
The Antaes rocket stands at launch pad 0A Wednesday at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky A forecast of low ceilings, thick clouds and rainy weather Thursday has led NASA and Northrop Grumman officials to push back the launch of an Antares rocket and a space station-bound…
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Antares rocket transferred to Virginia launch pad for station resupply flight
A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket rolled out of its hangar Monday night, riding a self-propelled transporter for a mile-long trip to launch pad 0A on Wallops Island, Virginia, for a predawn liftoff Thursday with a Cygnus supply ship heading for the International Space Station. But rainy weather and clouds at the launch base on Virginia’s…
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Inaugural launch of small-class rocket on hold in Hawaii
Credit: U.S. Air Force The maiden test flight of a new rail-guided launcher from the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii, which was scheduled for Thursday, has been delayed while engineers resolve issues encountered in pre-launch preparations, a U.S. Air Force spokesperson said. The mission, managed by the Air Force’s Operationally Responsive Space…