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Commercialization

Routine Commercial ISS Resupply Continues Tonight

By Keith Cowing
NASA Watch
October 27, 2014
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Photo: Antares Rocket With Cygnus on Launch Pad at NASA Wallops Flight Facility
Orbital Set to Launch Cargo Delivery Mission to International Space Station
“Pending completion of final vehicle testing and acceptable local weather conditions, the launch of the Orb-3 mission will take place on Monday, October 27, with lift-off scheduled for 6:45 p.m. (EDT) from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport located at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in eastern Virginia.”
Orbital Orb-3 CRS Mission Update: How to See the Launch from Virginia and Maryland
“Lift-off of the Antares rocket is scheduled for 6:45 p.m. (EDT)”
Keith’s note: Shortly after many of us in Northern Virgina see Cygnus launched we’ll have a spectacular ISS flyover. According to NASA here in Reston, VA we’ll see the ISS fly over at 6:49 PM for 6 minutes at an elevation of 89 dgerees heading from the North West to South East.

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8 responses to “Routine Commercial ISS Resupply Continues Tonight”

  1. Yale S says:
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    An excellent prediction site for all sorts of space objects is:

    http://www.heavens-above.com/

    The coolest part are the predictions for the outrageous (and kinda scary) Iridium Flares. A great way to impress your friends when you point to the sky and a brilliant flare of light appears at your (apparent) command.

    • Skyjim says:
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      I often tell kids in my planetarium programs how to use Heavens Above for Iridium flare predictions and recommend using this as a means to get adults to take them more seriously…

      BTW – Hello you old cephalopoid!

      • Yale S says:
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        JIM! wow… small multiverse!
        The original Rocketeer! The aerospike man.
        Still confusing people with factual reality at the Planetarium?
        Great to see you posting.

  2. jamesmuncy says:
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    Keith,

    I don’t know how many of your readers appreciate just how amazing that headline is. It really is CONTINUING. It really is ROUTINE. And it really is COMMERCIALLY PROVIDED.

    Having shed a lot of blood over this issue last decade, the quiet regularity of it is… magical.

    – Jim

    • kcowing says:
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      That’s why I wrote the headline the way I did. Its now routine. It is time for people to get used to that.

    • Yale S says:
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      Both SpaceX and Orbital are flying with a cadence. Boring predictability is a very good sign.

      Orbital, though, will need to run hard to possibly replace its lower stage before the next cargo contract. They may go all solid and they need to test and get certified.

    • Yale S says:
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      Me: “Orbital, though, will need to run hard to possibly replace its lower stage before the next cargo contract. They may go all solid and they need to test and get certified.”

      Looks like they may have to actually start to sprint, not just run hard.

  3. mfwright says:
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    That boater has not made many friends, I heard launch was scrubbed because of boat in range safety area. This kind mischief can be very expensive to commercial budgets.