[Antares] Launch of Antares Rocket with Inaugural Cygnus Spacecraft Heading to Space Station
- 11 years ago
The very first fully functioning Cygnus spacecraft by Orbital Sciences successfully launched on an Antares rocket from Wallops Flight Facility today, September 18th 2013 at 14:58 UTC.
Cygnus is an unmanned cargo spacecraft and is due to arrive at the International Space Station this Sunday. This was the second ever launch of the Antares rocket, the largest ever rocket to launch from Wallops.
Cygnus is an unmanned cargo spacecraft and is due to arrive at the International Space Station this Sunday. This was the second ever launch of the Antares rocket, the largest ever rocket to launch from Wallops.