Photos: Orbital Sciences' Orb-2 Space Station Delivery Mission
Antares Orbital-2 Mission Launch Rocket
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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Viewing at Antares Orbital-2 Mission Launch
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
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
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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