Antares Launch Coverage Begins on NASA TV

Live launch coverage of the Oct. 17 launch of Orbital ATK’s Antares rocket and Cygnus cargo spacecraft from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad 0-A at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia’s Eastern Shore begins on NASA TV at 6:45 p.m. EDT. The International Space Station-bound craft is scheduled for liftoff at 7:40 p.m.

As of the T-minus 2 hours forecast, weather remains 100 percent favorable.

Aerial photograph showing the Orbital ATK Antares rocket, with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard, on launch Pad-0A, Monday, Oct. 17, 2016 at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Orbital ATK’s sixth contracted cargo resupply mission with NASA to the International Space Station will deliver over 5,100 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory and its crew. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Aerial photograph showing the Orbital ATK Antares rocket, with the Cygnus spacecraft on board, Oct. 17, 2016, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Orbital ATK’s sixth contracted cargo resupply mission with NASA to the International Space Station will deliver more than 5,100 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory and its crew. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Timelapse animation of moon rising over Antares rocket at NASA Wallops, Oct. 16, 2016. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Timelapse animation of moon rising over Antares rocket at NASA Wallops, Oct. 16, 2016. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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4 thoughts on “Antares Launch Coverage Begins on NASA TV”

  1. Great view from va beach. Working at facility. Great job all!!!!!!! Make us proud again !!!!!!

  2. Just took my 5 year old daughter for a walk and watched the launch. It was a great moment to share with her on a beautiful night. Thanks for the show!!!

    The Butlers, Drum Point, MD

  3. From Teetertown Ravine Nature Preserve, in Port Murray, NJ, we saw a small red dot go up from the horizon. Cool experience, though I wish we could have been closer.

  4. I have a watch on laptop. I don’t have the channel show tv. I’m watch streaming the video..great . I was window live a apartment. Look at there rocket flew up the space..on last night. I’m deaf american.

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