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Photos: Antares rocket lifts off with station-bound Cygnus supply ship
Powered by two Russian-made RD-181 main engines, a Northrop Grumman Antares rocket fired into a mostly sunny sky Saturday afternoon over Virginia’s Eastern Shore carrying nearly 7,500 pounds of equipment to the International Space Station. The twin-engine first stage ignited and throttled up to produce more than 860,000 pounds of thrust, pushing the 139-foot-tall (42.5-meter)…
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Antares rocket lifts off from Virginia on space station cargo mission
A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket lifted off at 3:21:04 p.m. EST (2021:04 GMT) Saturday powered by more than 860,000 pounds of thrust from two RD-181 kerosene-fueled engines. Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani A twin-engine Northrop Grumman Antares rocket climbed into orbit Saturday from Virginia’s Eastern Shore carrying a Cygnus supply ship bound for the International Space Station…
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Live coverage: Cygnus supply ship arrives at space station
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of an Antares rocket from Virginia with Northrop Grumman’s 13th 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]
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Antares launch scrubbed due to faulty ground support equipment
Northrop Grumman’s 139-foot-tall (42.5-meter) Antares rocket on launch pad 0A at Wallops Island, Virginia, after officials aborted a countdown in the final minutes Sunday. Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now The launch of a Northrop Grumman Antares rocket with an automated commercial space station cargo vessel from Virginia was aborted less than three minutes before takeoff Sunday…
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Antares launch timeline on the NG-13 mission
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated for third launch attempt Feb. 15. The Antares launch timeline for the NG-12 mission. Credit: Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket will deliver a Cygnus supply ship into orbit Saturday to begin a pursuit of the International Space Station. The rocket’s two RD-181 engines will ignite around 3.7 seconds before liftoff from pad…
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Live coverage: Antares rocket launch scrubbed in Virginia
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of an Antares rocket from Virginia with Northrop Grumman’s 13th 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]
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Antares rocket, Cygnus supply ship readied for space station cargo flight
A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket stands vertical at launch pad 0A at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island, Virginia, in preparation for liftoff Sunday at 5:39 p.m. EST (2239 GMT) with a Cygnus supply ship en route to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani A commercial Cygnus resupply ship named for Robert H.…