A new rocket rises: Orbital's Antares prepared for its first test launch [ Sun, 07 Apr 2013 00:45:41 GMT ] Orbital Sciences Corp. raised the first fully integrated Antares rocket on its Virginia launch pad on Saturday, setting the stage for its maiden flight to orbit later this month. A successful test launch would mark a giant leap toward using the Antares and Orbital's Cygnus cargo capsule to resupply the International Space Station.If the current schedule holds, Virginia-based Orbital would become t...
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