NASA / Orbital Sciences
Antares Comes To Life... At 3:00 PM, Pacific Standard Time yesterday, the twin AJ26 engines of the new Antares rocket ignited for 29 seconds during a hotfire test at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Built by the Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC), the Antares is designed to launch OSC's own Cygnus cargo vehicle to the International Space Station (ISS)...joining a fleet of station-supplying vessels that include Russia's Progress freighter, the European Space Agency's Automated Transfer Vehicle, Japan's H-II Transfer Vehicle and SpaceX's Dragon capsule. Click on the video below to watch the hotfire test, which took place amidst light rain. The Antares is set to launch Cygnus on its first demonstration flight sometime in April. OSC's freighter will then make its maiden journey to the ISS this June.
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