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Countdown Continues for Orbital’s Cargo Delivery Demonstration Mission
Countdown Continues for Orbital’s Cargo Delivery Demonstration Mission

Sept. 18, 2013 — At NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, the countdown is in progress for the Orbital Sciences…

Fueling of the Antares has Begun
Fueling of the Antares has Begun

The launch time for Orbital Sciences Antares/Cygnus liftoff is 10:58 a.m. EDT from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops…

Antares Ready for Launch
Antares Ready for Launch

Sept. 18, 2013 — Orbital Sciences Corporation’s Antares rocket stands ready for liftoff on Launch Pad-0A at NASA’s Wallops Flight…

NASA Astronaut Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger Briefs Students
NASA Astronaut Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger Briefs Students

Students with experiments aboard the Orbital Sciences Corporation Cygnus spacecraft settle in to watch video of the vehicle lifting off…

Johnson Space Center’s Mission Control Center
Johnson Space Center’s Mission Control Center

In the Johnson Space Center’s Mission Control Center station flight control room known as FCR-1, flight controllers support the current…

Flight Director Holly Ridings Briefs Students
Flight Director Holly Ridings Briefs Students

Students with experiments aboard the Orbital Sciences Corporation Cygnus spacecraft settle in to watch video of the vehicle lifting off…

Mission Control Center With Students
Mission Control Center With Students

Students with experiments aboard the Orbital Sciences Corporation Cygnus spacecraft settle in to watch video of the vehicle lifting off…

The Antares Rocket With Cygnus Launches
The Antares Rocket With Cygnus Launches

The Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket, with the Cygnus cargo spacecraft aboard, is seen as it launches from Pad-0A of…

Cygnus Separates from Antares
Cygnus Separates from Antares

Sept. 18, 2013 — The Cygnus spacecraft separates from the upper stage of the Antares rocket minutes after liftoff. Once…

Antares Lifts off from the Virginia Coast
Antares Lifts off from the Virginia Coast

Sept. 18, 2013 — Back dropped by the Atlantic Ocean, the Orbital Science Corporation’s Antares rocket lifts off from the…