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Antares rocket cleared for liftoff Sunday afternoon (9:52 a.m. PDT/12:52 p.m. EDT/1652 GMT)
SpaceFlightNow.com ^
| 13JUL2014
| SpaceFlightNow.com Staff Writer
Posted on 07/13/2014 8:30:36 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine
Orbital Sciences is gearing up for liftoff of a commercial cargo craft packed with more than 3,000 pounds of supplies for the International Space Station. Launch from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia is set for 12:52 p.m. EDT (1652 GMT) Sunday.
Rocket: Antares
Payload: Cygnus (Orb-2)
Launch date: July 13, 2014
Launch time: 9:52:14 a.m. PDT/12:52:14 p.m. EDT (1652:14 GMT)
Window: 5 minutes
Launch site: Pad 0A, Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, Wallops Island, Va.
ISS capture: July 16 @ 1037 GMT
ISS departure: Aug. 15
Re-entry: TBD
TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: antares; launch; orb2; orbitalsciences
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To: Jack Hydrazine
To: Lurkina.n.Learnin
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posted on
07/13/2014 9:43:40 AM PDT
by
Jack Hydrazine
(Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
To: Jack Hydrazine
I feel like an excited kid while waiting for a launch!
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posted on
07/13/2014 9:48:11 AM PDT
by
Straight Vermonter
(Posting from deep behind the Maple Curtain)
To: Straight Vermonter
Same here.
T - 3 minutes!
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posted on
07/13/2014 9:48:48 AM PDT
by
Jack Hydrazine
(Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
To: Jack Hydrazine
Less than a one minute to launch.
Go, Antares, go!
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posted on
07/13/2014 9:50:21 AM PDT
by
Jack Hydrazine
(Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
To: Jack Hydrazine
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posted on
07/13/2014 9:51:15 AM PDT
by
Jack Hydrazine
(Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
To: Jack Hydrazine
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posted on
07/13/2014 9:51:36 AM PDT
by
Jack Hydrazine
(Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
To: Jack Hydrazine
It’s cleared the tower and all is nominal!
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posted on
07/13/2014 9:52:19 AM PDT
by
Jack Hydrazine
(Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
To: Jack Hydrazine
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posted on
07/13/2014 9:53:12 AM PDT
by
Jack Hydrazine
(Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
To: Jack Hydrazine
First stage shutdown and sep.
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posted on
07/13/2014 9:55:42 AM PDT
by
Jack Hydrazine
(Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
To: Jack Hydrazine
2nd stage ignition.
Fairing and interstage sep.
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posted on
07/13/2014 9:57:03 AM PDT
by
Jack Hydrazine
(Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
To: Jack Hydrazine
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posted on
07/13/2014 9:59:43 AM PDT
by
Jack Hydrazine
(Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
To: Jack Hydrazine
To: Jack Hydrazine
Satellite sep from second stage! They’ve made it to orbit!
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posted on
07/13/2014 10:01:25 AM PDT
by
Jack Hydrazine
(Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
To: Jack Hydrazine
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posted on
07/13/2014 10:02:18 AM PDT
by
Jack Hydrazine
(Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
To: Lurkina.n.Learnin
To: Lurkina.n.Learnin
@SpaceflightNow: The Antares rocket put the commercial Cygnus supply ship in a good orbit close to prelaunch predictions. http://t.co/7HBysnryUI/s/Le9W #Orb2
To: All
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posted on
07/13/2014 10:08:10 AM PDT
by
Jack Hydrazine
(Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
To: Lurkina.n.Learnin
To: Lurkina.n.Learnin
1/2: @SpaceflightNow: Solar panels on the @orbitalsciences Cygnus spacecraft have extended. Arrival at the space station set for Wednesday. http://t.co/7HBysnry
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