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NASA, Northrop Grumman Postpone Space Station Cargo Ship Launch to Saturday
Space.com ^ | November 15, 2018 02:52pm ET | Tariq Malik,

Posted on 11/16/2018 7:26:24 AM PST by BenLurkin

NASA and Northrop Grumman have postponed the launch of an Antares rocket carrying fresh supplies for the International Space Station for 24 hours due to bad weather. The launch will now lift off early Saturday, Nov. 17, NASA officials said.

The Antares rocket and its payload, an uncrewed Cygnus cargo ship also built by Northrop Grumman, were originally scheduled to launch to the station today (Nov. 14) from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia, but severe weather from storms along the U.S. East Coast prompted a delay to Friday. That same dismal weather forecast led mission managers to push the launch back another day. Liftoff is now scheduled for Saturday at 4:01 a.m. EST (0901 GMT).

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1 posted on 11/16/2018 7:26:24 AM PST by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

I still can’t get used to OrbitalATK as part of NG.


2 posted on 11/16/2018 7:33:20 AM PST by kosciusko51
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To: kosciusko51

How about Scaled Composites as part of NG?


3 posted on 11/16/2018 7:42:36 AM PST by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: Yo-Yo

At least they were able to keep their name...


4 posted on 11/16/2018 8:35:35 AM PST by kosciusko51
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