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Cargo ship launch from Wallops delayed
Orbital Sciences Corp. will delay the summer demonstration flight of its Cygnus cargo ship due to technical and scheduling factors, a spokesman said Tuesday. The ship, designed to ferry supplies to the International Space Station, had been scheduled...
Tags: Science and Technology, Wallops Island (Accomack, Virginia), Air Transportation Delays, Space Programs
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U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP: Apple, Lockheed Martin, Netflix, eBay
ReutersApril 24 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S. companies, including Apple, eBay, and Halliburton, on Wednesday. HIGHLIGHTS * Apple : Credit Suisse, JP Morgan, others cut target on the...Tags: Johnson Controls Incorporated, U.S. Bancorp, NVR Incorporated, Gentex Corporation, Restaurants
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NASA sends cell phones into space on Antares
When the Antares rocket roared skyward from Wallops Island on Sunday, it carried more than the ambitions of state leaders to turn the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, or MARS, into a major hub for commercial space business. It also carried three smart...
Tags: Rocketry, Radio, Wallops Island (Accomack, Virginia), Satellite Technology, Science and Technology
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MARS plans more launches, seeks more space customers
With the Antares rocket successfully launched, Virginia's spaceport on Wallops Island is busy drumming up more commercial space customers — they just can't say who. "Because we signed non-disclosures with organizations, we're not at liberty to...
Tags: Wallops Island (Accomack, Virginia), Science and Technology, Technology, SpaceX, Space Programs
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EDITORIAL: LIFTOFF
The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va.PONIES, the beach, oysters, vacation: Those are what most people associate with Chincoteague. Now it's clear "rockets" should be added to the list. Not that rockets are newcomers to Virginia's Eastern Shore. In fact, Wallops Island, just five miles east...Tags: Wallops Island (Accomack, Virginia), Science and Technology, Chincoteague (Accomack, Virginia), Science, Space Programs
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Successful launch from Wallops Island opens new gateway to space
ReporterA successful launch from a NASA spaceport in eastern Virginia is a pivotal moment for Virginia and the commercial space industry. The unmanned rocket blasted off from Wallops Island Sunday afternoon. With the test flight, Orbital Sciences Corporation...Tags: Wallops Island (Accomack, Virginia), Science and Technology, Skype, Space Programs, NASA
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International Space Station to fly over Baltimore this week
Spot the International Space Station moving across the night sky this week. Chances arise the next three nights, but the best viewing opportunity Wednesday is possible to coincide with rain and thunderstorms. Look tonight at 8:59 p.m., Tuesday at 9:45...
Tags: Science and Technology, Science, Weather, Space Programs, NASA
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ATK rocket motor supports successful Antares test flight
Standard-Examiner, Ogden, UtahATK announced Sunday that its CASTOR 30 upper stage solid rocket motor supported the successful test flight of Orbital Sciences Corporation's Antares launch vehicle with the Cygnus mass simulator payload. The test flight took place at NASA's Wallops...Tags: Science and Technology, Space Programs, NASA
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Successful launch for rocket Antares at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility
WALLOPS ISLAND — With a gut-rumbling growl, the Antares rocket vaulted from the launch pad at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Sunday afternoon, finally completing the test flight of a prototype booster designed to ship cargo to the International...
Tags: Wallops Island (Accomack, Virginia), Science and Technology, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Entertainment Events, Fashion Shows
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New U.S. rocket blasts off from Virginia launch pad
Reuters* Antares rocket carries dummy cargo capsule on test flight * Orbital Sciences hired by NASA to resupply space station By Irene Klotz April 21 (Reuters) - A privately owned rocket built in partnership with NASA to haul cargo to the International...Tags: Satellite Technology, Science and Technology, Wallops Island (Accomack, Virginia), Cape Canaveral, SpaceX
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Orbital Sciences cargo capsule launch succeeds
WASHINGTON — NASA's plan to rely on "space taxis" to re-supply the International Space Station passed another big test Sunday afternoon when one of its contractors successfully blasted a new rocket into orbit from Wallops Flight Facility in...Tags: Rocketry, Science and Technology, Satellite Technology, Technology, SpaceX
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Antares rocket blasts into orbit for first time in test for NASA
In its maiden flight to space, a commercially built 13-story rocket blasted off from a launch pad off the coast of Virginia in a test mission for NASA. The Antares rocket, developed by Orbital Sciences Corp., roared into orbit after launching Sunday...
Tags: Science and Technology, Satellite Technology, Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Federal Aviation Administration, SpaceX
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