Science and Exploration

Antares Launches Cygnus on Cargo Resupply Mission

By Marc Boucher
Status Report
September 18, 2013
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Antares Launches Cygnus on Cargo Resupply Mission
Antares Launches Cygnus on Cargo Resupply Mission.
NASA/Bill Ingalls

The Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket, with the Cygnus cargo spacecraft aboard, is seen as it launches from Pad-0A of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS), Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013, NASA Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia.
Cygnus is on its way to rendezvous with the space station. The spacecraft will deliver about 1,300 pounds (589 kilograms) of cargo, including food and clothing, to the Expedition 37 crew.

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