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Orbital ATK Sets May-June Timeframe For Antares Return To Flight

Thursday, December 17th, 2015

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Orbital ATK Sets May-June Timeframe For Antares Return To Flight

An Orbital ATK Antares launch vehicle lifts off from Wallops Island, Va. Photo: Orbital ATK

NASA WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY, Va.--Orbital ATK [OA] has set the May-June timeframe for its Antares return to flight, roughly 19 to 20 months after Antares failed upon launch here at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on a NASA cargo mission.Antares will return to flight here at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) at Wallops, which Virginia Commercial Spaceflight Authority (VCSFA) Executive Director Dale Nash told reporters Thursday is back to normal after $15 million in repairs. Orbital ATK Deputy Program Manager for…

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