The Cygnus cargo spacecraft is mated to the Antares rocket in early September at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
The Cygnus cargo spacecraft is mated to the Antares rocket in early September at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Orbital’s Antares rocekt will launch Cygnus to the International Space Station at 11:16 a.m. EDT from Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad 0A at Wallops. Cygnus will deliver approximately 1,300 pounds (589 kilograms) of cargo, including food and clothing, to the Expedition 37 crew aboard the station.