Antares launch

Tonight's #Antares launch with #Cygnus #ISScargo craft scrubbed 10mins, 15sec before liftoff. Boat in range safety area


#Antares Lanzamiento de esta noche con #Cygnus #ISScargo nave restregó 10 minutos antes del despegue, 15sec. Barco en area

Vamos a hacer otro intento

Vamos a hacer otro intento #Antares lanzamiento mañana, martes, 28 de octubre a 18:19 EDT

Antares ,,

We will make another #Antares launch attempt tomorrow, Tuesday, October 28 at 6:19 p.m. EDT #Orb3

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ANTARES

The countdown is progressing smoothly today for the launch of Orbital Sciences Corp.’s Antares rocket, with the Cygnus cargo spacecraft on top. There are no technical concerns with the rocket or spacecraft being worked. The weather for this evening’s launch is predicted to be 99 percent favorable.

Liftoff is scheduled for 6:45 p.m. EDT from the Mid-Atlantic Spaceport's Pad 0A at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

Live coverage of the launch on NASA TV will begin at 5:45 p.m.

Cygnus is loaded with about 5,000 pounds of science investigations, food, supplies and hardware for the space station and its crew.

A launch this evening will result in Cygnus catching up to the space station on Sunday, Nov. 2. Cygnus will be grappled at approximately 4:58 a.m. by NASA crew members Reid Wiseman and Barry “Butch” Wilmore. Cygnus will be attached to the Earth-facing port of the station's Harmony node and will remain in place approximately one month. It is scheduled depart the space station on Dec. 3.

This is Orbital's third mission to the International Space Station under its Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.

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#Antares

Live now: Coverage of tonight's 6:45pm ET/22:45 UTC #Antares launch to the International Space Station.

 

The Antares rocket will carry Orbital Sciences’ Cygnus cargo spacecraft, loaded with some 5,000 pounds of supplies and experiments, to the International Space Station. CRS-3 (short for “Commercial Resupply Services”) will be the fourth Cygnus flight, including a demonstration flight in 2013, and the first night launch of an Antares rocket.

While an assessment of a boat in a range

While an assessment of a boat in a range area is conducted, the countdown to Antares’ launch is being held at T-minus 12 minutes.

Launch is now targeted for 6:55:04 p.m. EDT.