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Orbital ATK, NASA Aim For Monday Antares Launch

Pat Host

Monday, October 17th, 2016

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Orbital ATK, NASA Aim For Monday Antares Launch

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

NASA and Orbital ATK [OA] hope Monday will be the night the re-engined Antares launches toward the International Space Station (ISS) following a number of delays.NASA and Orbital ATK wanted to launch on Sunday but postponed the mission for 24 hours due to a ground support equipment cable that did not perform as expected during the pre-launch check out, according to NASA. Monday’s launch from Wallops Island, Va., is slated for 7:40 p.m. EDT. Orbital ATK said on Twitter at…

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