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Cygnus Cargo Logistics Spacecraft Approaching the ISS
Credit: Orbital Sciences Corporation
An artist's concept of Orbital Sciences' unmanned Cygnus cargo spacecraft approaching the International Space Station.
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Orbital Sciences Antares Rocket Assembly
Credit: Orbital Sciences Corp.
An Orbital Sciences Corp. Antares rocket is seen partially assembled ahead of 2013 test flight.
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Orbital Sciences Tests Antares Rocket Engines
Credit: NASA/Wallops Flight Facility
The commercial spaceflight company Orbital Sciences Corp. successfully tests the first stage engines of its Antares rocket during a hot fire test at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island, Va., on Feb. 22, 2013.
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New Private Space Freighter Has Solid Backing
Credit: Karl Tate/SPACE.com.
This graphic shows Orbital Sciences' Cygnus spacecraft and Taurus 2 rocket, and compares them to NASA's space shuttles and SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket.
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Antares Rocket First Stage on Pad
Credit: NASA
The first stage of the Antares rocket stands on the pad at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility ahead of its February 2013 engine test-firing.
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Antares Rocket Artist's View
Credit: Orbital Sciences
Artist's concept of Orbital Sciences' Antares rocket, formerly known as the Taurus 2.
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Antares Rocket Rolls out to the Pad
Credit: NASA
Orbital Sciences Corp.’s Antares rocket rolls out to the launch pad at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on the morning of Oct. 1, 2012. Over the next several months, Orbital plans a hot-fire test of the Antares first stage, the rocket's maiden flight, and a demonstration cargo mission to the International Space Station.
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Antares First Stage Arrives at the Launch Pad
Credit: Orbital Sciences (via Twitter)
The first stage of Orbital Sciences' Antares rocket arrives at the pad at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Oct. 1, 2012.
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Antares Rocket First Stage
Credit: NASA
The Antares rocket first stage left the Horizontal Integration Facility (HIF), beginning its one-mile trip to the launch pad aboard the specially designed Transporter/Erector/Launcher (TEL) at Wallops Island Launch Facility.
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Antares Rocket First Stage Ascends to the Pad
Credit: NASA
The Antares rocket first stage ascends the ramp leading to the pad at Wallops Island.
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Antares Rocket Launch Illustration
Credit: Orbital Sciences
An artist's illustration of an Orbital Sciences Antares rocket launching from Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Va.
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Artist's Rendering of Cygnus Spacecraft
Credit: Orbital Sciences Corporation
Artist's rendering of Cygnus spacecraft.
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Two Cygnus Service Modules in Orbital's Dulles, VA Satellite Manufacturing Facility
Credit: Orbital Sciences Corporation
Two Cygnus service modules being constructed in Orbital's Dulles, VA Satellite Manufacturing Facility.
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First Cygnus Has Landed
Credit: NASA/Wallops Flight Facility
Orbital Sciences Corp.'s first Cygnus cargo carrier pressurized module arrives at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Aug. 23, 2011 ahead of preparations for a Feb. 2012 test flight to the International Space Station.
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Taurus 2 Rocket
Credit: Orbital Sciences
The first stage of Orbital Sciences' first Taurus 2 rocket is shown in the new Horizontal Integration Facility at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Va.
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Antares Rocket in Flight
Credit: Orbital Sciences Corporation
Artists' rendering of Antares in flight.
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AJ26 Engine Test Firing
Credit: Aerojet/Orbital Sciences
The AJ26 engine fired in Mississippi for about 54 seconds on Wednesday.
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Orbital Wins $171 Million Space Station Re-Supply Demo Deal
Credit: Orbital Sciences
Artist rendering of Cygnus spacecraft approaching the International Space Station.
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Artist's Rendering of Cygnus Spacecraft Approaching the International Space Station
Credit: Orbital Sciences Corporation
Artist's rendering of Cygnus spacecraft approaching the International Space Station.
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Artist's Impression of Orbital Science Corporation's Antares Rocket Launching
Credit: Orbital Sciences Corporation
Orbital Sciences Corporation announced on Dec. 12, 2011 that Antares™ will be the permanent operational name for the medium-class launch vehicle created by its research and development program formerly known as Taurus II. This artist's impression shows the rocket lifting off.
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Glory Satellite Launches on Taurus XL Rocket
Credit: U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lael Huss
An Orbital Sciences Corporation Taurus XL rocket carrying NASA’s Glory spacecraft launched from Space Launch Complex 576-E here at 2:09 a.m. (PST) March 4, 2011.
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Glory Satellite's Rocket Sunset
Credit: NASA/Randy Beaudoin, VAFB
The Glory satellite's Taurus XL rocket stands on Space Launch Complex 576-E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
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NASA Names Chief for Launch Failure Investigation
Credit: NASA TV
NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory and its Taurus XL booster lift off from Vandenberg Air Force Base on Feb. 24, 2009. A contingency was declared a few minutes later.
