Photos: Orbital Sciences' Orb-2 Space Station Delivery Mission

Antares Orbital-2 Mission Launch Rocket

NASA/Bill Ingalls

The Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket launches from Pad-0A with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard, Sunday, July 13, 2014, at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

Orb-2 Cargo Mission Launch

NASA/Bill Ingalls

The Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket launches from Pad-0A with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard, Sunday, July 13, 2014, at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares Rocket Mission

NASA/Bill Ingalls

The Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket launches from Pad-0A with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard, Sunday, July 13, 2014, at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares Rocket Launches

NASA/Aubrey Gemignani

An Orbital Sciences-built Antares rocket carrying a the privately built Cygnus cargo ship launches into space from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia on July 13, 2014 to deliver cargo to the International Space Station.

Security Helicopter Flies by Antares Rocket

NASA/Bill Ingalls

A security hlicopter flies by the Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket, 17 minutes before launch, Sunday, July 13, 2014, at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

Orbital-2 Mission Antares Rocket Launch

NASA/Bill Ingalls

The Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket launches from Pad-0A with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard, Sunday, July 13, 2014, at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

Antares Orbital-2 Mission Launch Wide

NASA/Aubrey Gemignani

The Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket launches from Pad-0A with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard, Sunday, July 13, 2014, at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

Viewing at Antares Orbital-2 Mission Launch

NASA/Joel Kowsky

The Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket launches from Pad-0A with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard, Sunday, July 13, 2014 at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

Liftoff! Antares Rocket and Cygnus Soar

NASA TV

An Antares rocket built by Orbital Sciences Corporation soars into the sky after a successful launch carrying the unmanned Cygnus cargo ship on July 13, 2014 from Pad-0A at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia.

Antares Rocket Launches Orb-2 Cargo Mission

NASA TV

An Orbital Sciences-built Antares rocket carrying a the privately built Cygnus cargo ship launches into space from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia on July 13, 2014 to deliver cargo to the International Space Station. It is the second commercial cargo mission for NASA by Orbital Sciences.

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