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Space

Orbital ATK Delays Re-Engined Antares Debut To Sunday, Citing Weather

Pat Host

Tuesday, October 11th, 2016

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Orbital ATK Delays Re-Engined Antares Debut To Sunday, Citing Weather

Orbital's Cygnus capsule and Antares rocket Oct. 28, 2014, prior to failure at NASA's Wallops Island Flight Facility. Photo: NASA.

Orbital ATK [OA] has again pushed back the debut of its re-engined Antares rocket in a NASA Commercial Resupply Service (CRS) mission, this time to Sunday, according to a NASA statement.NASA cited preparing for Tropical Storm Nicole as the reason for the delay. As the spacecraft’s trajectory on its way to the International Space Station (ISS) takes it from Wallops and past Bermuda on its flight into orbit, the Bermuda tracking station provides downrange tracking, telemetry and flight termination support.…

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