Rockets

Antares Wallops Island Virginia Launch Rescheduled for April 21

UPDATE - 4/21/2013 4:10pm Eastern. Fueling has begun. Weather delays from the past two attempts do not look like they…

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Antares launch viewable from much of east coast April 17

The East coast of the United States is in for a treat. The Goddard Space Flight Center Wallops Island facility…

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First Antares Wallops Virginia Launch April 17th

Launch will be seen buy much of East Coast Washington D.C. area. Orbital Sciences has been preparing to make the inaugural launch from the new…

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SpaceX rocket hovers 80 meters, but is it a good idea?

There is an old saying, he bit off more than he could chew. This could be the case with the…

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ISS Launch from Virginia Scheduled for April

Test Flight of Orbital's Antares Rocket Scheduled for April 16-18 A test flight of Orbital Sciences Corporation's Antares rocket from…

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Dragon Capsule Reaches ISS After Fixing Thrusters

SpaceX's Dragon Carrying NASA Cargo Resupplies Space Station (Source NASA) - The Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) Dragon spacecraft was…

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Falcon 9 on way to Station – Dragon Thruster Issues Delay IIS Rendezvous

The SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket lifted of on schedule today in a resupply mission for the International Space Station, but…

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Rocket Test Brings U.S. Closer to Self Reliance

Engine test is one step in return of U.S. ISS resupply capability NASA and it's commercial partner Orbital Sciences fired dual…

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Engine Test Brings Wallops Space Station Launch One Step Closer

Later this year a new Goddard Wallops Island launch complex will launch a payload to the international space station which…

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SLS J2X Engine undergoes further testing

NASA engineers conducted the first in a new round of tests on the next-generation J-2X rocket engine Feb. 15 at…

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