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Orbital ATK Rocket Launches NASA Cargo to Space Station in Spectacular Morning Liftoff


Orbital ATK Rocket Launches NASA Cargo to Space Station in Spectacular Morning Liftoff Topped with the International Space Station-bound Cygnus cargo spacecraft, the 139-foot (42.5-meter) Antares rocket lifted off from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Virginia at 7:19 a.m. EST (1219 GMT). About 9 minutes later, Cygnus was deployed in low-Earth orbit, where it will spend the next two days chasing after the International Space Station (ISS). "It was great to put a rumble in the air here and to get Cygnus off the ground and on its way to the International Space Station," Dan Hartman, the International Space Station's deputy program manager, said during a post-launch briefing. "It was just a miraculous launch and a flawless countdown."    More



(Source: Space.com - Nov 13)

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