Orbital Rocket Blasts Off for International Space Station
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Orbital Sciences Corp.’s Antares rocket successfully lifted off today, carrying a capsule of supplies to dock with the International Space Station three days from now.
The launch occurred as scheduled from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia’s eastern shore. It came after a delay of more than a month due to the test failure of a rocket engine for a later Antares flight, and after two one-day postponements due to severe weather.