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Orbital Begins Antares Rocket Operations

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012

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Orbital Sciences [ORB] began launch vehicle operations at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s (MARS) liquid-fuel launch complex at Wallops Island, Va., according to a company statement. The Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority (VCSFA), which oversees MARS, authorized Orbital to begin on-pad operations leading up to flight demonstrations of its Antares medium-class launch vehicle and Cygnus cargo logistics spacecraft, the vehicle Orbital will use to fulfill a $1.9 billion NASA contract to deliver essential cargo to the International Space Station. Orbital President…

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