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Antares Wallops Island Virginia Launch Rescheduled for April 21

Antares Viewing Area for April 2013 launch. Credit Orbital SciencesAntares Viewing Area for April 2013 launch. Credit Orbital Sciences
Antares Viewing Area for April 2013 launch. Credit Orbital Sciences

UPDATE – 4/21/2013 4:10pm Eastern. Fueling has begun. Weather delays from the past two attempts do not look like they will happen today. Weather is good. So far all systems are a GO. NASA TV coverage starts at 4:30pm for a launch window of 5:00 to 8:00.

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Launch scrubbed again on April 20th due to weather. Upper level winds are unusually strong, and currently exceed safety
restrictions. Launch is now scheduled for Sunday April 21th  5:00pm – 8:00pm eastern.

The launch of the first Antares Rocket from the new Wallops launch facility was scrubbed approximately 12 minutes before launch when a second stage umbilical connection had a premature separation. The next attempt will be on Friday, April 19 with a launch window between 5 and 8pm eastern.

The backup launch days are April 20 – 21. You can watch the launch live on NASA TV. Coverage begins at 4 p.m. on NASA TV on launch day.

As reported earlier this launch can be seen from much of the north eastern United States.

Dan Mantel - KnowledgeOrb Contributor

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