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More on the ATK/Astrium Liberty project (2012-05-10)
Clark Lindsey has posted more info about ATK/Astrium's Liberty project, including a link to a post on NASASpaceFlight.com and the new Liberty website (the source of the attached ... [Read More]
Antares Test Flight Scheduled for April 17 (2013-04-08)Antares Test Flight Scheduled for April 17 , a photo by NASA Goddard Photo and Video on Flickr. [Read More]
How to see the Antares launch from far afield (updated) (2013-04-17)The launch today was scrubbed...but the graphics below should be useful whenever it goes up! NASA Wallops is estimating the probability of a 5PM launch this evening to be a mere 45% due to the cloud ... [Read More]
Two thumbs up for Antares (2013-04-21)Orbital Science's Antares successfully launched from Wallops Island/MARS. There were some high clouds here at launch time and I haven't seen any reports that it was visible from the Washington area. ... [Read More]
Antares Rocket With Cygnus Spacecraft Launch...in infrared (2013-09-18)Antares Rocket With Cygnus Spacecraft Launches , a photo by NASA Goddard Photo and Video on Flickr. This false-color IR photo came from a modified DSLR. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls [Read More]
Antares/ORB-1 launch visibility (2013-12-12)Orbital Sciences has posted the visibility charts for the upcoming ISS Commercial Resupply Services (ORB-1) mission. ORB-1 will launch from Wallops Island, VA on December 18, 2013 on top of an ... [Read More]
Antares launch may be delayed due to the ISS cooling failure (2013-12-13)A reader pointed be to this article of Florida today: ISS cooling system problem may delay resupply launch . The Station has lost one of its two ammonia cooling loops and had necessitated the ... [Read More]
Antares/ORB-1 is now a day-launch (2014-01-07)The Antares/ORB-1 launch is now scheduled for January 8, 2014 with a launch window that extends from 1:32 - 1:37 pm EST. I may wander out and take a look, but don't expect it to be visible. [Read More]
Time of First Sighting Map for today's Antares/Orb-3 launch (2014-10-27)"NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility and Virginia’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport are set to support the launch of Orbital Sciences’ Antares rocket at 6:45 p.m. EDT today, Oct. 27. ... [Read More]
Orbital's Antares rocket CATOes! (2014-10-28)Here is a capture of the NASA TV feed. The local weather just showed how the weather radar out of Dover spotted the location of the event based on the density of the smoke field. I will try to find ... [Read More]
Doppler radar view of the Antares mishap. (2014-10-28)When I saw a similar image on TV, it looked like the CATO had occurred down range on the other side of Chincoteague, which didn't seem to agree with the video. Since this radar sees the smoke, I ... [Read More]
Antares OA-5 launch visibility (2016-10-14)The Antares OA-5 will launch from the Wallops Flight Facility this Sunday and should be widely visible up and down the East Coast. It will launch no earlier than 8:03 PM. Watch NASA TV for real time ... [Read More]
Antares OA-5 delayed by 24 hours (2016-10-16)Now set for October 17, 2016; 7:40 p.m. EDT due to a faulty cable. [Read More]
Antares OA-5 viewing (2016-10-17)The rocket was clearly visible from my front yard. The first stage was brighter than the 2nd, probably because it was dropping from view as the rocket proceeded down range. I had a point-and-shoot ... [Read More]
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