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Antares Rocket Critical Hotfire Engine Test Set for Feb. 12
Orbital Antares rocket at Wallops Island Pad. Credit: Orbital Sciences
Orbital Sciences Corporation has at last scheduled a critical engine test for the firm’s new commercially developed Antares medium class rocket for Feb. 12 at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s Pad-0A.
NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility will provide launch range support for the Antares rocket test which is a key milestone on the path to a flight that is crucial for eventual resupply of the International Space Station (ISS).(…)
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Post tags: Antares rocket, Commercial Space, Cygnus capsule, International Space Station (ISS), ISS, NASA, NASA Wallops, Orbital Sciences, SpaceX
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2013-02-09 07:48:33
Source: http://www.universetoday.com/99839/antares-rocket-critical-hotfire-engine-test-set-for-feb-12/
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