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Orbital Scrubs Orb-2 Mission To No Earlier Than July 1

Pat Host

Monday, June 9th, 2014

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Orbital Scrubs Orb-2 Mission To No Earlier Than July 1

Orbital's Antares rocket its Orb-2 Mission lifted onto the Transporter/Erector/Launcher (TEL). Photo: Orbital.

Orbital Sciences [ORB] has delayed launch for its Orb-2 mission until no earlier than July 1, according to a company statement. ORB-2 is the second of eight cargo resupply missions to the International Space Station (ISS) under the company’s Cargo Resupply Services (CRS) contract with NASA. Orbital said the new launch schedule reflects the timing of the investigation into the cause of an AJ26 engine failure that occurred in late May during customary acceptance testing. All other elements of the…

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