{"id":11514,"date":"2021-08-17T01:45:04","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T17:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-antares-launches-on-northrop-grummans-16th-space-station-cargo-flight\/"},"modified":"2021-08-17T01:45:04","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T17:45:04","slug":"photos-antares-launches-on-northrop-grummans-16th-space-station-cargo-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-antares-launches-on-northrop-grummans-16th-space-station-cargo-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Antares launches on Northrop Grumman\u2019s 16th space station cargo flight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K6tusdR0Id8\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>These images show the liftoff of a Northrop Grumman Antares rocket on Aug. 10 from Wallops Island, Virginia, kicking off an unpiloted resupply mission carrying more than 8,000 pounds of cargo to the International Space Station.<\/p>\n<p>A 139-foot-tall (42.5-meter) Antares rocket lifted off at 6:01 p.m. EDT (2201 GMT) on Aug. 10 from pad 0A at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, co-located with NASA\u2019s Wallops Flight Facility on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>Twin RD-181 engines powered the Antares launcher off the ground with 864,000 pounds of thrust. The mission carried a Cygnus supply ship into orbit in pursuit of the International Space Station, where it arrived Aug. 12.<\/p>\n<p>The launch marked the 15th flight of an Antares rocket since 2013. Read our full story for details on the launch.<\/p>\n<p>The video above comes from a remote camera placed near the launch pad by photographer Alex Polimeni. Still images from his remote cameras are posted below.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52976\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52976\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52976\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ng_16_remote-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ng_16_remote-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ng_16_remote-2-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ng_16_remote-2-678x848.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ng_16_remote-2-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52976\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Alex Polimeni \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52901\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52901\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52901\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ng16launch1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ng16launch1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ng16launch1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ng16launch1-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ng16launch1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52901\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Alex Polimeni \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52977\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52977\" style=\"width: 1040px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52977\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ng_16_remote-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1040\" height=\"693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ng_16_remote-7.jpg 1040w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ng_16_remote-7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ng_16_remote-7-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ng_16_remote-7-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1040px) 100vw, 1040px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52977\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Alex Polimeni \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52978\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52978\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52978\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ng16launch2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ng16launch2.jpg 750w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ng16launch2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ng16launch2-678x1017.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52978\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Alex Polimeni \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52979\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52979\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-52979 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ng_16_remote-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ng_16_remote-9.jpg 800w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ng_16_remote-9-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ng_16_remote-9-678x1017.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ng_16_remote-9-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52979\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Alex Polimeni \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52980\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52980\" style=\"width: 725px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52980\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ng_16_remote-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"725\" height=\"907\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ng_16_remote-11.jpg 725w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ng_16_remote-11-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ng_16_remote-11-678x848.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52980\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Alex Polimeni \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52981\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52981\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52981\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ng16launch6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ng16launch6.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ng16launch6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ng16launch6-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ng16launch6-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52981\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Alex Polimeni \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52902\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52902\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52902\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ng16launch4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ng16launch4.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ng16launch4-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ng16launch4-678x1017.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ng16launch4-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52902\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two RD-181 engines power the Antares rocket into the sky over Wallops Island, Virginia. Credit: Alex Polimeni \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b><i>Email the author.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Follow Stephen Clark on Twitter: @StephenClark1.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff These images show the liftoff of a Northrop Grumman Antares rocket on Aug. 10 from Wallops Island, Virginia, kicking off an unpiloted resupply mission carrying more than 8,000 pounds of cargo to the International Space Station. A 139-foot-tall (42.5-meter) Antares rocket lifted off at 6:01 p.m. EDT (2201 GMT) on Aug. 10 from pad [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11514"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11514"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11514\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}