All Rocketry Blogs

Wayne Hill's Blog: Orbital’s Antares rocket begins testing (2012-04-12)

It’s important to keep in mind that SpaceX is not the only commercial space program that is scheduled to visit the ISS this year. Orbital has the Antares rocket that is scheduled for it’s ... [Read More]

Rocket Dungeon: More on the ATK/Astrium Liberty project (2012-05-10)

Clark Lindsey has posted more info about ATK/Astrium's Liberty project, including a link to a post on NASASpaceFlight.com and the  new Liberty website  (the source of the attached ... [Read More]

Rocket Dungeon: Antares Test Flight Scheduled for April 17 (2013-04-08)

Antares Test Flight Scheduled for April 17 , a photo by NASA Goddard Photo and Video on Flickr. [Read More]

Wayne Hill's Blog: Orbital Science Antares Launch (2013-04-16)

Orbital Science is set to launch the Antares rocket on April 17th at 5 pm. The Launch will take place at Wallops Flight Center on the coast of Virginia. This will be the maiden voyage of the Antares ... [Read More]

Rocket Dungeon: How to see the Antares launch from far afield (updated) (2013-04-17)

The launch today was scrubbed...but the graphics below should be useful whenever it goes up! NASA Wallops is estimating the probability of a 5PM launch this evening to be a mere 45% due to the cloud ... [Read More]

Rocket Dungeon: Two thumbs up for Antares (2013-04-21)

Orbital Science's Antares successfully launched from Wallops Island/MARS. There were some high clouds here at launch time and I haven't seen any reports that it was visible from the Washington area. ... [Read More]

High Power Rocketry: Antares A-one launch footage (2013-04-21)

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Black Aero: Successful Antares Launch (2013-04-21)

  Well Orbital finally did it, they successfully reached orbit and the fairing on their payload separated unlike their last ... [Read More]

Wayne Hill's Blog: Orbital Antares Launch Successful (2013-04-22)

Orbital Successfully Launches First Antares Rocket – Company Introduces America’s Newest Medium-Class Space Launch Vehicle – – Orbital Now Poised to Conduct Cargo Resupply ... [Read More]

Bayourat Aerospace Blog: Orbital Science's Successful Launch Of It's First Antares Rocket (2013-04-22)

Designed to provide responsive, low-cost, and reliable access to space, Antares is a two-stage vehicle (with optional third stage) that provides low-Earth orbit (LEO) launch capability for payloads ... [Read More]

Rocket Dungeon: Antares Rocket With Cygnus Spacecraft Launch...in infrared (2013-09-18)

Antares Rocket With Cygnus Spacecraft Launches , a photo by NASA Goddard Photo and Video on Flickr. This false-color IR photo came from a modified DSLR. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls [Read More]

Rocket Dungeon: Antares/ORB-1 launch visibility (2013-12-12)

Orbital Sciences has posted the visibility charts for the upcoming ISS Commercial Resupply Services (ORB-1) mission. ORB-1 will launch from Wallops Island, VA on December 18, 2013 on top of an ... [Read More]

Rocket Dungeon: Antares launch may be delayed due to the ISS cooling failure (2013-12-13)

A reader pointed be to this article of Florida today: ISS cooling system problem may delay resupply launch . The Station has lost one of its two ammonia cooling loops and had necessitated the ... [Read More]

Rocket Dungeon: Antares/ORB-1 is now a day-launch (2014-01-07)

The Antares/ORB-1 launch is now scheduled for January 8, 2014 with a launch window that extends from 1:32 - 1:37 pm EST. I may wander out and take a look, but don't expect it to be visible. [Read More]

Wayne Hill's Blog: Orbital Antares Launch Today(scrubbed) (2014-01-08)

UPDATE:  Orb-1 Launch for Jan. 8 Has Been Scrubbed January 8, 2014 – 9:14 AM EST   Early this morning, Orbital Sciences Corp. decided to scrub today’s launch attempt of the ... [Read More]

Rocket Dungeon: Time of First Sighting Map for today's Antares/Orb-3 launch (2014-10-27)

"NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility and Virginia’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport are set to support the launch of Orbital Sciences’ Antares rocket at 6:45 p.m. EDT today, Oct. 27. ... [Read More]

Rocket Dungeon: Orbital's Antares rocket CATOes! (2014-10-28)

Here is a capture of the NASA TV feed. The local weather just showed how the weather radar out of Dover spotted the location of the event based on the density of the smoke field. I will try to find ... [Read More]

Rocket Dungeon: Doppler radar view of the Antares mishap. (2014-10-28)

When I saw a similar image on TV, it looked like the CATO had occurred down range on the other side of Chincoteague, which didn't seem to agree with the video. Since this radar sees the smoke, I ... [Read More]

High Power Rocketry: ISS Resupply Mission Antares Rocket Explodes on Liftoff (2014-10-28)

And of course, I missed this by 7 minutes and got to the live feed while the pad was still burning... [Read More]

Wayne Hill's Blog: NASA statement on failed Antares launch (2014-10-29)

“While NASA is disappointed that Orbital Sciences’ third contracted resupply mission to the International Space Station was not successful today, we will continue to move forward toward ... [Read More]

Wayne Hill's Blog: This is what it sounded like at the Press Site during the Antares Explosion (2014-10-29)

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Wayne Hill's Blog: NASA blew up the Antares rocket (2014-10-31)

According to National Geographic a NASA safety officer pushed the self-destruct button. “The explosion happened after safety officers, watching for any of ten specified problems, such as a ... [Read More]

High Power Rocketry: Antares launch failure images and video (2014-11-23)

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Rocket Dungeon: Antares OA-5 launch visibility (2016-10-14)

The Antares OA-5 will launch from the Wallops Flight Facility this Sunday and should be widely visible up and down the East Coast. It will launch no earlier than 8:03 PM. Watch NASA TV for real time ... [Read More]

Rocket Dungeon: Antares OA-5 delayed by 24 hours (2016-10-16)

Now set for  October 17, 2016; 7:40 p.m. EDT due to a faulty cable. [Read More]

Wayne Hill's Blog: Antares OA-5 Paper Model (2016-10-17)

I was fortunate enough to watch the launch of the Orbital Antares OA-5 from the Outer Banks of North Carolina. My view was spectacular. I watched as first stage burned out almost directly in front of ... [Read More]

Rocket Dungeon: Antares OA-5 viewing (2016-10-17)

The rocket was clearly visible from my front yard. The first stage was brighter than the 2nd, probably because it was dropping from view as the rocket proceeded down range. I had a point-and-shoot ... [Read More]

Wayne Hill's Blog: Orbital launches S.S. John Glenn (2017-04-18)

Orbital ATK successfully launched the S.S. John Glenn spacecraft (OA-7 Cygnus) into orbit today on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket. “Once launched into low-Earth orbit, Cygnus ... [Read More]

Wayne Hill's Blog: Orbital ATK launch today (2015-12-03)

Orbital ATK will try to return to flight today after the spectacular explosion of their Antares rocket in 2014. Orbital’s cargo will be sitting on top of a Atlas rocket built by United Launch ... [Read More]

Wayne Hill's Blog: Video of Orbital ATK Cygnus Successful Launch (2015-12-06)

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