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Antares Launch April 20th.
« on: April 19, 2013, 10:27:24 AM »
The launch has been postponed to Saturday at 1700 EDT.  Let us hope Cygnus goes into orbit without problems.
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2013/04/orbital-antares-debut-launch-attempt/

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Re: Antares Launch April 20th.
« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2013, 11:16:29 PM »
Thanks for the heads up, SM. I'll make sure to watch.
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Re: Antares Launch April 20th.
« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2013, 11:28:29 AM »
Yes, the launch was scrubbed on Saturday, but it was successful the next day: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a16pQrU51Ko
I missed it since I was mowing the lawn. :roll:

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