Orbital Sciences' Antares Rocket Rolls Out
December 18, 2012
Orbital Sciences Corporation's Antares rocket rolls out to the launch pad at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on the morning of Oct. 1, 2012. Over the next several months, Orbital plans a hot-fire test of the Antares first stage, the maiden flight of an Antares rocket, and a cargo delivery demonstration mission to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS).
Photo credit: NASA
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Transport, Space technology, Spaceflight, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Business Finance, Manned spacecraft, Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, Wallops Flight Facility, Orbital Sciences Corporation, Commercial Orbital Transportation Services, Private spaceflight, ANTARES, Spaceports
