Antares Post-Launch Briefing Concludes; Blog Coverage Wraps

Orbital ATK’s Cygnus spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station following a successful launch from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Nov. 12, 2017, at 7:19 a.m. EST. Loaded with 7,400 pounds of crew supplies, hardware and research equipment, Cygnus is slated to arrive at the International Space Station on Nov. 14 at about 4:50 a.m. ET.

The Orbital ATK Antares rocket, with the Cygnus spacecraft aboard, launches from Pad-0A, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Orbital ATK’s eighth contracted cargo resupply mission with NASA to the International Space Station will deliver approximately 7,400 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory and its crew. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls