Orbital ATK reschedules next cargo mission to International Space Station

Dulles-based Orbital ATK Inc. (NYSE: OA) announced Monday that its next cargo mission to the International Space Station is set for Oct. 14 at 8:51 p.m. EDT. On Oct. 12, the company plans to roll out its Antares rocket to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island. The launch was originally scheduled for Oct. 13 at 9:13 p.m. EDT, but teams on the ground "encountered and resolved a minor vehicle processing issue over the weekend which, together with time spent on contingency planning for Hurricane Matthew, necessitated the one-day slip," the company said in a news release. This launch will be significant because it will be the first time the company will be using its own rockets since an ill-fated October 2014 flight when its Antares rocket exploded six seconds after lift-off. More

(Source: Washington Business Journal - Oct 11)