New U.S. rocket blasts off from Virginia launch pad

"A privately owned rocket built in partnership
with NASA to haul cargo to the International
Space Station blasted off on Sunday for a
debut test flight from a new commercial
spaceport in Virginia.

The 13-story Antares rocket, developed and
flown by Orbital Sciences Corp, lifted off at
5 p.m. EDT from a Virginia-owned and
operated launch pad at NASA's Wallops
Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia."

See:

http://news.yahoo.com/u-rocket-blast...--finance.html

On Apr 21, 8:03*pm, wrote:
"A privately owned rocket built in partnership
with NASA to haul cargo to the International
Space Station blasted off on Sunday for a
debut test flight from a new commercial
spaceport in Virginia.

The 13-story Antares rocket, developed and
flown by Orbital Sciences Corp, lifted off at
5 p.m. EDT from a Virginia-owned and
operated launch pad at NASA's Wallops
Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia."

See:

http://news.yahoo.com/u-rocket-blast...ch-pad-2216594...

next flight is a ISS resupply one

In article cfe57baa-daed-47a7-815f-e7b7d7d4fe70
@m1g2000vbe.googlegroups.com, says...

On Apr 21, 8:03*pm, wrote:
"A privately owned rocket built in partnership
with NASA to haul cargo to the International
Space Station blasted off on Sunday for a
debut test flight from a new commercial
spaceport in Virginia.

The 13-story Antares rocket, developed and
flown by Orbital Sciences Corp, lifted off at
5 p.m. EDT from a Virginia-owned and
operated launch pad at NASA's Wallops
Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia."

See:

http://news.yahoo.com/u-rocket-blast...ch-pad-2216594...

next flight is a ISS resupply one

Correction: Next flight is a demonstration mission to ISS.

Jeff
--
"the perennial claim that hypersonic airbreathing propulsion would
magically make space launch cheaper is nonsense -- LOX is much cheaper
than advanced airbreathing engines, and so are the tanks to put it in
and the extra thrust to carry it." - Henry Spencer

On 4/21/2013 8:03 PM, wrote:
"A privately owned rocket built in partnership
with NASA to haul cargo to the International
Space Station blasted off on Sunday for a
debut test flight from a new commercial
spaceport in Virginia.


Great job OSC, congratulations.

David

PS: For us space enthusiasts does it get any better than this?

On Apr 22, 8:25*am, David Spain wrote:

David

PS: For us space enthusiasts does it get any better than this?


Yeah; when we get to ride one of these, instead of just reading about
it.

On 4/21/2013 8:03 PM, wrote:
"A privately owned rocket built in partnership
with NASA to haul cargo to the International
Space Station blasted off on Sunday for a
debut test flight from a new commercial
spaceport in Virginia.
....and did it using antique Russian surplus engines! Who would have
guessed it?

I'm a SpaceX fan, but I wish Orbital great luck. It seems to have been
a flawless launch.