Orbital Press Release: ORBITAL-BUILT SATELLITES EXCEED 1,000 YEARS OF CUMULATIVE IN-ORBIT OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE — Company’s 30-Year History Includes 146 Satellites Built and Launched, With 81 Currently in Full Operations — (Dulles, VA 11 March 2013) – Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB), one of the world’s leading space technology companies, today announced that it recently achieved […]
Orbital Sciences conducted a successful hotfire test of its Antares first stage earlier this evening at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport. The test took place using a structural test article, and was intended to fully verify ground, fueling and countdown and ignition procedures for the brand new launch pad. According to OSC, an initial review indicates the 29 second test went […]
Source: Washington Post, Spaceflightnow Orbital Sciences Corporation is expected to attempt another hotfire test of the Antares rocket first stage this evening. The test, which will not be broadcast live, should run for 29 seconds, and will come after a full fuel loading and countdown, will allow the company to verify the interaction with ground systems at the Mid-Atlantic […]
With SpaceX scheduled to launch their third mission to the International Space Station, which will be the second under the Commercial Resupply Services Contract on March 1st, Orbital Sciences is hoping to complete a hot firing test of the Antares booster first stage “before the end of February.” OSC’s previous hot fire attempt on February 13 was terminated […]
As spaceship Earth embarks on another trip around the Sun, it’s an appropriate occasion to take a look ahead at the New Year and consider what developments might take place which could change the fundamental cost basis of reaching orbit. Suborbital Space: After seemingly endless delays, 2013 is poised to be the breakout year for the reusable suborbital launch industry. (but […]
The recently reported split between SpaceX and Stratolaunch Systems raises some interesting questions regarding the future of Paul Allen’s project. The inclusion of SpaceX and its Falcon launch vehicle always seemed to make more sense for Stratolaunch than it did for SpaceX, which after all, is doing quite nicely on its own. According to reports, Stratolaunch, which has yet to […]
After a replacement fueling block from Russia arrived by air on Saturday, the Korean Aerospace Research Institute has set Nov. 29th as the new tentative launch date for its NARO rocket. If all goes as planned, liftoff will occur at 4:00 PM local time. This will mark the third and final flight for the NARO, or KSLV-3 as it is formally designated, and the end […]
Orbital Sciences Corporation announced today that it is beginning preparations for the first launch of its new Antares rocket at the Mid Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) in Virginia. After delays related to certifying the pad, and most recently to a bad battery in its transporter assembly, OSC began rolling the Antares to the launch pad for […]
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