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April 22, 2013

Orbital Sciences launches Antares rocket
Washington (AFP) April 21, 2013
Orbital Sciences, one of two private US firms chosen by NASA to shuttle cargo to the International Space Station, launched its first Antares rocket Sunday. Liftoff of the two-stage launch vehicle - 131 feet (40 meters) tall and 12.8 feet in diameter - took place at 5:00 pm (2100 GMT) at the Wallops Flight Facility on an island off the coast of the US state of Virginia, some 170 miles (270 kilometers) from Washington. As this is a test mission, Antares was not transporting the company's Cygnus ... read more

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