Orbital-2, also known as Orb-2, was the third flight of the Orbital Sciences' uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus, its third flight to the International Space Station, and the fourth launch of the com
Canadarm2 approaches the S.S. Janice Voss
Night rollout from the Horizontal Integration Facility (HIF).
Raising of the rocket into launch position.
The Antares launch vehicle clears the TEL at liftoff.
The Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport is a commercial space launch facility located at the southern tip of NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island in Virginia, just east of the Delmarva Peninsu
Cygnus Orb-2
…Cygnus, its third flight to the International Space Station, and the fourth launch of the company's Antares launch vehicle. The mission launched from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) on 13 July 2014 at 16:52:14 UTC. This was the second of eight scheduled flights by Orbital Sciences under the Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-1…
The Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport and, in the background, NASA's Wallops Flight Facility as seen in September 2012.
The first Antares rocket on Launch Pad 0A. At left is a water tower to supply water for sound suppression.
Antares 110 on pad (Antares A-One), 2013
Antares 120 on pad (CRS Orb-1), 2014