3rd Wallops Rocket Launch Try 5 PM Sunday

New Private Rocket Set to Launch Today After Delays

 

UPDATE--NASA Partner Orbital Sciences Test Launches Antares Rocket (2013 April 21):

Link >>> http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2013/apr/HQ_13-114_Antares_launches.html

by Tariq Malik, SPACE.com Managing Editor

Date: 21 April 2013 Time: 07:34 AM ET

 

The new Antares rocket built by Orbital Sciences Corp. is seen atop its launch pad at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on April 17, 2013, during an initial launch attempt for its first test flight. A last-minute glitch delayed the launch try. CREDIT: Orbital Sciences Corp.

A U.S. spaceflight company is hoping the third time's the charm in order to launch a brand-new rocket into space on its maiden flight today (April 21).

After two delayed launched attempts, the privately built Antares rocket is once again poised to blast off from a seaside pad at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia's Eastern Shore. Liftoff is set for 5 p.m. EDT (2100 GMT).

You can watch the Antares rocket launch live on SPACE.com beginning 4:30 p.m. ET (2030 GMT), courtesy of NASA's webcast.

Today's launch attempt will be the third in a week for Antares, which was built by the Dulles, Va.-based Orbital Sciences Corp. A minor mechanical glitch thwarted a launch try on Wednesday (April 17) just minutes before liftoff. Strong winds prevented and an attempted launch on Saturday.

The Antares rocket is designed to launch Orbital's unmanned Cygnus spacecraft on cargo delivery missions to the International Space Station for NASA. Orbital has a $1.9 billion contract to provide at least eight cargo deliveries using Cygnus and Antares, but first the company wants to make sure the rocket will perform as expected.

More - Link >>> http://www.space.com/20752-private-antares-rocket-launching-sunday.html

Source: Space.com .

NASA-TV Web Site for Viewing Launch:
Link >>> http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/schedule.html

UPDATE--NASA Partner Orbital Sciences Test Launches Antares Rocket (2013 April 21):

Link >>> http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2013/apr/HQ_13-114_Antares_launches.html

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