Successful Launch for Antares

Orbital Sciences Antares rocket successfully launched at 5 p. m., Sunday, April 21 from the MidAtlantic Regional Spaceport s Pad 0A at NASA s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. All system nominal. The Antares launch vehicle made its maiden flight Sunday, launching from Pad 0A at the Wallops Flight Facility, Va. at 5 p. m. Eastern time on a test flight that served as the precursor for a demonstration flight of its Cygnus resupply ship to the International Space Station later this year. Antares will