{"id":14212,"date":"2017-11-12T01:05:49","date_gmt":"2017-11-11T17:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-antares-rocket-stands-atop-virginia-launch-pad\/"},"modified":"2017-11-12T01:05:49","modified_gmt":"2017-11-11T17:05:49","slug":"photos-antares-rocket-stands-atop-virginia-launch-pad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-antares-rocket-stands-atop-virginia-launch-pad\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Antares rocket stands atop Virginia launch pad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Orbital ATK\u2019s seventh Antares rocket stands ready for launch with a Cygnus supply ship Saturday on a two-day flight to the International Space Station.<\/p>\n<p>The two-stage Antares rocket, standing 139 feet (42.5 meters) tall, is set for liftoff at 7:37 a.m. EST (1237 GMT) Saturday from pad 0A at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island, Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 7,400 pounds (3,350 kilograms) of scientific hardware, crew supplies and spare parts are packed inside the Cygnus spacecraft to replenish the station\u2019s stockpile of research and provisions.<\/p>\n<p>These photos from Wallops Island were captured on Friday evening, the day before the Antares rocket\u2019s scheduled liftoff.<\/p>\n<p>Read our full story for details on the mission.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28444\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28444\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28444\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"1012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-1.jpg 675w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28444\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Alex Polimeni\/Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28445\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28445\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-28445\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-2.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-2-678x452.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28445\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Alex Polimeni\/Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28446\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28446\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-28446\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-3.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-3-678x452.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28446\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Alex Polimeni\/Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28447\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28447\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28447\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"1012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-4.jpg 675w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-4-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28447\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Alex Polimeni\/Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28448\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28448\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28448\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"1012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-5.jpg 675w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-5-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28448\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Alex Polimeni\/Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28449\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28449\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-28449\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-6.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-6-678x452.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28449\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Alex Polimeni\/Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28450\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28450\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28450\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"1012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-7.jpg 675w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-7-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28450\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Alex Polimeni\/Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28451\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28451\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28451\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"1012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-8.jpg 675w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-8-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28451\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Alex Polimeni\/Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28452\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28452\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28452\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"1012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-9.jpg 675w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-9-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28452\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Alex Polimeni\/Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28453\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28453\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28453\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"1012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-10.jpg 675w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-10-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28453\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Alex Polimeni\/Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28454\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28454\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-28454\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-12.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-12-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-12-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-12-678x452.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28454\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Alex Polimeni\/Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28455\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28455\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-28455\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-14.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-14-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-14-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-14-678x452.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28455\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Alex Polimeni\/Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28456\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28456\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-28456\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-15.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-15-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-15-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/oa_8_pad-15-678x452.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28456\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">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>Orbital ATK\u2019s seventh Antares rocket stands ready for launch with a Cygnus supply ship Saturday on a two-day flight to the International Space 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The two-stage Antares rocket, standing 139 feet (42.5 meters) tall, is set for liftoff at 7:37 a.m. EST (1237 GMT) Saturday from pad 0A at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops [&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":[1871,2047,2048,291,639,3126,717,1602],"class_list":["post-14212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-antares","tag-antares-230","tag-castor-30xl","tag-commercial-space","tag-cygnus","tag-gene-cernan","tag-international-space-station","tag-iss-cargo"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14212"}],"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=14212"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14212\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}