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, Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, Commercial Orbital Transportation Services, Orbital Sciences Corporation, Private spaceflight, ANTARES, Wallops Flight Facility, Spaceports, Manned spacecraft
