NASA - NASA Sets TV Coverage for Antares Test Flight

Hola amigos: A VUELO DE UN QUINDE EL BLOG., la Agencia Espacial NASA, nos alcanza la información sobre sus programas comerciales en la Misión Antares , que ellos denominan : NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS)(Servicios de Transporte Comerciales Orbitales de la NASA), leyendo la información ellos tiene sus objetivos dond enos informan que : El Programa del vuelo de prueba de Antares es el primero de dos misiones Orbital es programado para conducir este año bajo los Servicios de Transporte Comerciales Orbitales de la NASA. Esta misión demostrará el sistema de lanzamiento de Antares que comienza con su el 6 de abril el estiramiento y la colocación sobre la plataforma de lanzamiento por su abastecimiento de combustible, lanzamiento, y la entrega de una carga útil de simulador de masas en la órbita.

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Orbital Sciences Corporation

Antares Test Flight Scheduled for April 17

 
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WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. -- Orbital Sciences Corp. completed roll-out of the first fully-integrated Antares rocket to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad-0A at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Saturday, April 6. Orbital has confirmed an April 17 target launch date for the rocket test flight with a planned liftoff of 5 p.m. EDT. Orbital is testing the Antares rocket under NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program. NASA initiatives like COTS are helping develop a robust U.S. commercial space transportation industry with the goal of achieving safe, reliable and cost-effective transportation to and from the space station and low-Earth orbit. For more information on the launch, Wallops, and NASA initiatives like COTS, see:
 http://www.nasa.gov/centers/wallops/missions/antares.html.


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Media Accreditation Open for Antares Test Flight

Media accreditation is open for a test flight of Orbital Sciences Corporation's Antares rocket from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport's Pad-0A at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Launch is targeted to occur April 17 at approximately 5 p.m. EDT, the day of launch.

Antares is undergoing testing that will enable the rocket to eventually carry experiments and supplies to the International Space Station aboard a Cygnus cargo spacecraft. This test flight will not launch a Cygnus spacecraft or rendezvous with the space station. A demonstration flight of Cygnus to the orbiting laboratory is planned for later this year.

For more information on this release including how to request accreditation, go to: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/wallops/news/M13-046.html

 NASA Sets TV Coverage for Antares Test Flight

 

 

WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. -- NASA's commercial partner, Orbital Sciences Corporation of Dulles, Va., is scheduled to launch its first Antares rocket from Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad-0A at the agency's Wallops Flight Facility on Wednesday, April 17.

NASA Television coverage of the launch will begin at 4 p.m. EDT. Liftoff is scheduled for 5 p.m. with a daily launch window that runs until 8 p.m. If needed, back-up launch opportunities are available April 18-21.

The Antares test flight is the first of two missions Orbital is scheduled to conduct this year under NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) Program. This mission will demonstrate the Antares launch system beginning with its April 6 rollout and placement on the launch pad through its fueling, launch, and delivery of a mass simulator payload into orbit.

The mass simulator matches the weight and dimensions of the Cygnus spacecraft, which Orbital has developed to deliver cargo to the International Space Station. The simulator carries instruments to collect data about the launch environment during the Antares flight.

In advance of the launch, NASA will host a media briefing to discuss the Wallops Flight Facility, Orbital's activities under NASA's COTS and Commercial Resupply Services initiatives, and the new Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad-0A. It will begin at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, at the Wallops Visitors Center. At 3 p.m., NASA will host a prelaunch news conference about the test launch and mission. Both briefings will be carried live on NASA TV and the agency's website.

News media may request accreditation to attend the prelaunch news conferences and launch by contacting Keith Koehler at 757-824-1579 or keith.a.koehler@nasa.gov.

The deadline for U.S. media to apply for accreditation is Thursday, April 11. The deadline has passed for international news media to apply.

For NASA TV schedule and video streaming information, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

For an updated scheduled of prelaunch briefings, events and NASA TV coverage times, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/orbital

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