Friday, 10 January 2014

Orbital Sciences Corp. launches first cargo mission to space station

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Orbital Sciences Corp. launches first cargo mission to space station

 

Washington (AFP)

 

Orbital Sciences Corporation on Thursday launched its unmanned Cygnus cargo ship on the company's first regular supply mission to the International Space Station.

 

The liftoff of the Antares rocket carrying the ship took place at 1:07 pm (1807 GMT) from Wallops Island, Virginia, according to footage carried by the US space agency NASA's television network.

 

(Agence France-Presse, 10 Friday January 2014 The Roman)

 

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