Daily Archives: April 22, 2013

International Space Station Moon Pass

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Space Station Live: April 16, 2013
The Space Station Live recap video for April 16, 2013. Watch the full Space Station Live broadcast weekdays on NASA TV at 10 a.m. CDT.

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Russian Spacewalk Underway outside International Space Station
The first Spacewalk (EVA) of 2013 began today, April 19th 2013 at 14:03 UTC. The Russian Spacewalk is due to last about 6 hours, the spacewalkers are Pavel V...

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Discord space station luna chapter 1 Applejack Arrives
Developments in food technology has forced Applejack into a tedious position. In order to keep Sweet Apple Acres afloat, she has decided to attend the CEC en...

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By The Associated Press

ATLANTIC, Va. A company contracted by NASA to deliver supplies to the International Space Station successfully launched a rocket Sunday in a test of its ability to send a cargo ship aloft.

About 10 minutes after the launch from Wallops Island on Virginias Eastern Shore, Orbital Sciences Corp. of Dulles declared the test a success after observing a practice payload reach orbit and safely separate from the rocket.

The Sunday launch comes after two previous attempts were scrubbed. A data cord that was connected to the rockets second stage came loose just minutes before the rocket was set to lift off Wednesday, and company officials said they were easily able to fix the problem. A second attempt Saturday was scrubbed because of wind.

It certainly was an amazing achievement for Orbital today, a great day for NASA and another historical day for commercial spaceflight in America. The flight today was just beautiful and it looks like the preliminary data says that all the objectives we established for the flight were 100 percent met, said Alan Lindenmoyer, manager of NASAs commercial crew and cargo program.

The company from the Washington suburb of Dulles was one of two, along with California-based competitor SpaceX, chosen to supply the space station after NASA ended its three-decade-old shuttle program in 2011. The space agency turned to private companies for the job, saying it would focus on getting manned flights to asteroids and to Mars.

SpaceX was awarded a $1.6 billion contract by NASA in 2006 to make a dozen missions to restock the space station. Orbital got into the mix in 2008 when it was awarded a $1.9 billion contract for eight deliveries.

Weve been playing catch up, but were about caught up, Frank Culbertson, executive vice president and general manager of Orbitals Advanced Programs Group, said last week. By the end of next year we should have an additional four or five cargo missions under our belt, so were going to be moving fast.

SpaceX has connected with the space station three times.

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Private rocket passes test for space station voyage

A company contracted by US space agency Nasa to deliver supplies to the International Space Station has launched its first test rocket.

High winds forced Orbital Sciences Corporation to scrap the launch of the unmanned Antares rocket from Virginia on Saturday, but a new attempt was made on Sunday.

It blasted off from Wallops Island on Virginia's Eastern Shore.

About 10 minutes after the launch, Orbital Sciences declared the test a success after observing a practice payload reach orbit and safely separate from the rocket.

Nasa administrator Charles Bolden said in a statement: "Congratulations to Orbital Sciences and the Nasa team that worked alongside them for the picture-perfect launch of the Antares rocket.

"In addition to providing further evidence that our strategic space exploration plan is moving forward, this test also inaugurates America's newest spaceport capable of launching to the space station, opening up additional opportunities for commercial and government users."

The Antares rocket, which is an expendable launch system, is designed to put payloads weighing up to 5,000 kg (11,000 lb) into low-Earth orbit.

Orbital intends to use the Antares to launch its Cygnus spacecraft on the ISS resupply missions.

The Antares rocket was known during early development as the Taurus II, but was renamed in 2011 after the star of the same name.

Orbital now plans to launch another Antares carrying a Cygnus spacecraft in June.

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Space Station Rocket Launch 'A Success'