Launch of Third Orbital Sciences Mission to Space Station Rescheduled; NASA TV Coverage Reset

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October 27, 2014 Launch of Third Orbital Sciences Mission to Space Station Rescheduled; NASA TV Coverage Reset The third Orbital Sciences cargo mission to the International Space Station under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contract is scheduled to launch at 6:22 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Oct. 28, from Pad 0A of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. NASA Television coverage of Tuesday's launch will begin at 5:30 p.m. A post-launch news conference will follow at approximately 8 p.m. A Monday launch attempt was scrubbed because of a boat down range in the trajectory Orbital’s Antares rocket would have flown had it lifted off. A Tuesday launch will result in the Cygnus spacecraft arriving at the space station early Sunday, Nov. 2. NASA TV coverage of rendezvous and berthing will begin at 3:30 a.m. with grapple at approximately 4:58 a.m. For the latest information on news conferences and coverage times, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/ntvnews For more information about Orbital’s mission, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/orbital For more information about the International Space Station, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/station -end- Rachel Kraft Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 rachel.h.kraft@xxxxxxxx Dan Huot Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 daniel.g.huot@xxxxxxxx Keith Koehler Wallops Flight Facility, Va. 757-824-1579 keith.a.koehler@xxxxxxxx NASA news releases and other information are available automatically by sending an e-mail message with the subject line subscribe to hqnews-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. To unsubscribe from the list, send an e-mail message with the subject line unsubscribe to hqnews-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.     › Back To Top