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Private Antares Rocket Launch Scrubbed


Private Antares Rocket Launch Scrubbed Tonight's Antares rocket launch was scrubbed at about 6:45 p.m. Monday because a boat entered the "mariner avoidance" hazard area. A commercial supply ship bound for the International Space Station is ready to launch from the Eastern Shore of Virginia tonight (Oct. 27), and you can watch it live. If you live on the U.S. East Coast, you might even catch a glimpse of the rocket with your own eyes. Play Video How to Get a Job in Space Packed with 5,000 lbs. (2,267 kilograms) of science experiments, astronaut clothes, food, tools and replacement parts, Orbital Sciences' unmanned Cygnus capsule is scheduled to blast off atop an Antares rocket at 6:45 p.m. EDT (2245 GMT). The launch from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility will mark the start of Orbital Sciences' third of eight delivery missions to the station under a $1.9 billion contract with NASA.   More



(Source: Newsobserver.com - Oct 28)

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