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2016 in spaceflight
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Several new rockets and spaceports began operations in 2016.
Image: CRS 8 (26239020092)
Image: CRS 8 (26239020092)
Image: PIA21033 Juno's View of Jupiter's Southern Lights
Image: PIA21033 Juno's View of Jupiter's Southern Lights
Image: PIA21132 Schiaparelli Impact Site on Mars, in Color (cropped)
Image: PIA21132 Schiaparelli Impact Site on Mars, in Color (cropped)
Image: Long March 5 rolling out at WSLS
Image: Long March 5 rolling out at WSLS
Antares (rocket)
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Antares, known during early development as Taurus II, is an expendable launch system developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation and the Pivdenne Design Bureau to launch the Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA's COTS and CRS programs. Able to launch payloads heavier than 8,000 kg (18,000 lb) into low Earth orbit, Antares is the largest rocket operated by Northrop Grumman. Antares launches from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport and made its inaugural flight on April 21, 2013. Antares 100 was retired in 2014 and series 200 was retired in 2023 due to component unavailability. As of January 2024 Antares 300 is under development.
Launch of an Antares 230
Launch of an Antares 230
An assembled Antares rocket in the Horizontal Integration Facility.
An assembled Antares rocket in the Horizontal Integration Facility.
Rear exhaust section of the rocket
Rear exhaust section of the rocket
A test firing of the Castor 30 second stage
A test firing of the Castor 30 second stage