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July 08, 2014

Orbital Targets July 11 For ISS Commercial Resupply Mission
Wallops Island, VA (SPX) Jul 08, 2014
Orbital has established July 11, 2014 as the targeted date for the launch of the Orb-2 mission to the International Space Station (ISS), the second operational cargo resupply mission under the company's Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract with NASA. The targeted launch time from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on July 11 will be 1:40 p.m. (EDT). The engineering team that is investigating the failure of an AJ26 engine during an acceptance test at Stenni ... read more

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