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Looking Up As Antares Launches

By Keith Cowing
Press Release
October 22, 2016
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Looking Up As Antares Launches
Antares Launches
NASA/Bill Ingalls

The Orbital ATK Antares rocket, with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard, launches from Pad-0A, Monday, Oct. 17, 2016 at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
Orbital ATK’s sixth contracted cargo resupply mission with NASA to the International Space Station is delivering over 5,100 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory and its crew. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Antares Rocket Launch (NHQ201610170107) Larger image

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