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Launch of the first Antares rocket postponed because of a last-minute glitch

Wallops, USA - New liftoff scheduled no earlier than Friday

The launch of the first Antares rocket has been postponed because of a technical issue which occurred at the last moment. The liftoff of the test flight was scheduled at 5:00 pm EDT (9:00 pm GMT/UTC) from Pad-0A of Wallops Flight Facility of NASA (the American space agency) on Wallops Island (Virginia). Orbital Sciences, NASA's commercial partner and manufacturer of the rocket, communicated that...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1151518
Rome, Italy, 04/18/2013 11:27
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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