Antares Wallops Island Virginia Launch Rescheduled for April 21
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…
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Antares launch viewable from much of east coast April 17
The East coast of the United States is in for a treat. The Goddard Space Flight Center Wallops Island facility has built a new launch complex from which they intend…
First Antares Wallops Virginia Launch April 17th
Launch will be seen buy much of East Coast Washington D.C. area. Orbital Sciences has been preparing to make the inaugural launch from the new Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad-0A Wallops launch complex in Wallops Island Va.The first fully-integrated…
SpaceX rocket hovers 80 meters, but is it a good idea?
There is an old saying, he bit off more than he could chew. This could be the case with the concept being explored by SpaceX and their new rocket technology….
ISS Launch from Virginia Scheduled for April
Test Flight of Orbital’s Antares Rocket Scheduled for April 16-18 A test flight of Orbital Sciences Corporation’s Antares rocket from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s Pad-0A at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility…
Dragon Capsule Reaches ISS After Fixing Thrusters
SpaceX’s Dragon Carrying NASA Cargo Resupplies Space Station (Source NASA) – The Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) Dragon spacecraft was berthed to the International Space Station at 8:56 a.m. EST…
Falcon 9 on way to Station – Dragon Thruster Issues Delay IIS Rendezvous
The SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket lifted of on schedule today in a resupply mission for the International Space Station, but the day was not without issues. The SpaceX Falcon 9…
Rocket Test Brings U.S. Closer to Self Reliance
Engine test is one step in return of U.S. ISS resupply capability NASA and it’s commercial partner Orbital Sciences fired dual AJ26 rocket engines for a duration of 29 seconds while…
