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Antares Rocket Carrying Cygnus Spacecraft Filled With NASA Cargo for ISS
The Antares rocket has been launched from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia's Eastern Shore, carrying cargo with the space agency's resupply mission for the International Space Station (ISS).
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Orbital ATK Launches Cargo Into Space Aboard Antares Rocket
Orbital's unmanned cargo ship is packed with roughly 2,300 kilograms of gear bound for the International Space Station astronauts living in orbit.
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First Launch For Orbital ATK's Antares Rocket Since '14 Blast
Orbital ATK on Monday launched its Antares rocket en route to the International Space Station for the first time since a massive explosion after liftoff two years ago.
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Orbital Rocket Blasts Off On Space Station Cargo Run
An unmanned Antares rocket owned by Orbital ATK Inc blasted off from Virginia on Monday with a cargo ship for the International Space Station, marking the booster's return to flight two years after a previous version exploded during liftoff.
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After It Was Charred By A Rocket Explosion, NASA Has A New Launch Pad
The crater left by a rocket explosion has been filled in and leveled, as if it never happened. The launch pad, once charred and damaged, has been repaired. And a new rocket is getting ready to fly again.
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Orbital to Fly First Space Cargo Mission Since 2014 Explosion
Orbital ATK on Wednesday counted down to its first space launch since a sudden explosion last year destroyed its Antares rocket and cargo craft bound for the International Space Station.
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Orbital Says Report on October Rocket Explosion Nearly Done
The October 28 explosion of an Orbital ATK Inc Antares rocket bound for the International Space Station was most likely caused by excessive wear of the bearings inside one of the rocket's GenCorp Inc engines, Orbital said on Tuesday, citing a nearly finished report.
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Orbital's Antares Rocket Explosion Probe Said to Find Debris in Engine
Sources said preliminary findings suggest that a simple assembly mistake by Orbital ATK could have caused October's explosion.
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Russian Firm Seals $1 Billion Deal to Supply US Rocket Engines
A Russian manufacturer on Friday announced a $1 billion deal to supply engines for the US Antares rockets making deliveries to the International Space Station.
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US Rocket Explosion Investigation Suspects Main Engine Failure
As Orbital Sciences picks up the pieces, literally and figuratively, after its high-profile rocket launch explosion, accident investigators are looking closely at a potential first-stage engine problem.
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New US Rockets Include Crew Launch-Escape Systems
Heeding a lesson from history, designers of a new generation of US rockets will include escape systems to give crew members a fighting chance of surviving launch accidents such as the one that felled an unmanned Orbital Sciences Antares rocket on Tuesday.
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Google's Page, Virgin's Branson Backed Satellite on Failed Launch
Privately-held Planetary Resources, backed by Page, Schmidt, Branson, and others, had a test satellite onboard Orbital Sciences' Antares rocket that exploded at launch on Tuesday.
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Unmanned Orbital Sciences' Antares Rocket Explodes on Liftoff
The Antares was a supply rocket, and its explosion marking the first accident since Nasa turned to private operators to deliver cargo to the International Space Station.
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Orbital Sciences' Unmanned Rocket Explodes on Lift-off in Virginia: NASA
An unmanned Antares rocket exploded seconds after lift off from a commercial launch pad in Virginia on Tuesday, a NASA TV broadcast showed.
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Antares rocket to shuttle cargo to International Space Station launched on Sunday
Orbital Sciences, one of two private US firms chosen by NASA to shuttle cargo to the International Space Station (ISS), launched its first Antares rocket on Sunday.
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Antares Rocket Carrying Cygnus Spacecraft Filled With NASA Cargo for ISS
The Antares rocket has been launched from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia's Eastern Shore, carrying cargo with the space agency's resupply mission for the International Space Station (ISS).
-
Orbital ATK Launches Cargo Into Space Aboard Antares Rocket
Orbital's unmanned cargo ship is packed with roughly 2,300 kilograms of gear bound for the International Space Station astronauts living in orbit.
-
First Launch For Orbital ATK's Antares Rocket Since '14 Blast
Orbital ATK on Monday launched its Antares rocket en route to the International Space Station for the first time since a massive explosion after liftoff two years ago.
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Orbital Rocket Blasts Off On Space Station Cargo Run
An unmanned Antares rocket owned by Orbital ATK Inc blasted off from Virginia on Monday with a cargo ship for the International Space Station, marking the booster's return to flight two years after a previous version exploded during liftoff.
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After It Was Charred By A Rocket Explosion, NASA Has A New Launch Pad
The crater left by a rocket explosion has been filled in and leveled, as if it never happened. The launch pad, once charred and damaged, has been repaired. And a new rocket is getting ready to fly again.
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Orbital to Fly First Space Cargo Mission Since 2014 Explosion
Orbital ATK on Wednesday counted down to its first space launch since a sudden explosion last year destroyed its Antares rocket and cargo craft bound for the International Space Station.
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Orbital Says Report on October Rocket Explosion Nearly Done
The October 28 explosion of an Orbital ATK Inc Antares rocket bound for the International Space Station was most likely caused by excessive wear of the bearings inside one of the rocket's GenCorp Inc engines, Orbital said on Tuesday, citing a nearly finished report.
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Orbital's Antares Rocket Explosion Probe Said to Find Debris in Engine
Sources said preliminary findings suggest that a simple assembly mistake by Orbital ATK could have caused October's explosion.
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Russian Firm Seals $1 Billion Deal to Supply US Rocket Engines
A Russian manufacturer on Friday announced a $1 billion deal to supply engines for the US Antares rockets making deliveries to the International Space Station.
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US Rocket Explosion Investigation Suspects Main Engine Failure
As Orbital Sciences picks up the pieces, literally and figuratively, after its high-profile rocket launch explosion, accident investigators are looking closely at a potential first-stage engine problem.
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New US Rockets Include Crew Launch-Escape Systems
Heeding a lesson from history, designers of a new generation of US rockets will include escape systems to give crew members a fighting chance of surviving launch accidents such as the one that felled an unmanned Orbital Sciences Antares rocket on Tuesday.
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Google's Page, Virgin's Branson Backed Satellite on Failed Launch
Privately-held Planetary Resources, backed by Page, Schmidt, Branson, and others, had a test satellite onboard Orbital Sciences' Antares rocket that exploded at launch on Tuesday.
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Unmanned Orbital Sciences' Antares Rocket Explodes on Liftoff
The Antares was a supply rocket, and its explosion marking the first accident since Nasa turned to private operators to deliver cargo to the International Space Station.
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Orbital Sciences' Unmanned Rocket Explodes on Lift-off in Virginia: NASA
An unmanned Antares rocket exploded seconds after lift off from a commercial launch pad in Virginia on Tuesday, a NASA TV broadcast showed.
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Antares rocket to shuttle cargo to International Space Station launched on Sunday
Orbital Sciences, one of two private US firms chosen by NASA to shuttle cargo to the International Space Station (ISS), launched its first Antares rocket on Sunday.
