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January 10, 2014

Orbital Sciences launches second mission to space station
Washington (AFP) Jan 09, 2014
Orbital Sciences Corporation on Thursday launched its unmanned Cygnus cargo ship on the company's first regular supply mission to the International Space Station. The liftoff of the Antares rocket carrying the ship took place at 1:07 pm (1807 GMT) from Wallops Island, Virginia, according to footage carried by the US space agency NASA's television network. The first stage of the rocket was expected to run for four minutes and 20 seconds before separating. The second stage motors would then f ... read more

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