The NASA Wallops Flight Facility and Virginia’s Mid-Atlantic Regional
Spaceport are set to support the launch of Orbital Sciences’ Corp.
Antares rocket at 1:55 p.m. EST, Jan. 7.
The Antares rocket will carry Orbital’s Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station.
The cargo craft will be filled with 2,780 pounds of supplies
for the station, including vital science experiments to expand the
research capability of the Expedition 38 crew members aboard the
orbiting laboratory, crew provisions, spare parts and experiment
hardware. Also aboard the flight are 23 student experiments that will
involve more than 10,000 students on the ground. These experiments will
involve life sciences topics ranging from amoeba reproduction to calcium
in the bones to salamanders.
The launch may be visible, weather permitting, to residents
throughout the mid-Atlantic region from New York City to North Carolina.
Public viewing of the launch will be available at the NASA Visitor
Center at Wallops and at the Chincoteague National Wildlife
Refuge/Assateague National Seashore. Visitors are reminded that alcohol
and pets are not allowed on the Visitor Center grounds.
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