Orbital Set to Launch Company-Built IBEX Scientific Spacecraft for NASA Aboard Pegasus Rocket

Orbital Sciences Corporation announced that it is in final preparations to launch the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) satellite that the company designed, manufactured and tested at its Dulles, VA production facilities. The targeted launch date is Sunday, October 19, which is subject to final pre-launch preparations and testing activities at the launch site, as well as acceptable weather conditions at the time of the More

(Source: Orbital - Oct 19)