Tag: Wallops Island
-
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.
-
Errant boat scrubs Antares launch from Virginia
The Orbital Sciences Corp. Antares rocket sits on launch pad 0A at Wallops Island, Va., after Monday’s scrub. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky Officials scrubbed the launch of an Antares rocket with fresh supplies for the International Space Station on Monday after a boat sailed into restricted waters off Virginia’s Eastern Shore, violating safety rules for a…
-
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.
-
Rocket launch could dazzle U.S. East Coast
Updated after the scrub of Monday’s launch attempt. The Antares rocket on the launch pad at Wallops Island, Va. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky Skywatchers along the U.S. East Coast have a chance of getting a unique light show from Tuesday evening’s launch of an Antares rocket from Virginia’s Eastern Shore. The 14-story rocket is set for…
-
Antares rocket moved to launch pad in Virginia
An Antares rocket rides a self-propelled mobile transporter Friday to launch pad 0A at Wallops Island, Va. Credit: Orbital Sciences Corp. Ground crews transferred an Antares rocket out of an assembly building to a launch pad on Virginia’s Eastern Shore on Friday in a major step before liftoff Monday to resupply the International Space Station.…