Update: Cygnus Cargo Ship Arrives at the ISS

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UPDATED – 10/5/20 10:30am – According to tweets from the International Space Station, early this morning the Cygnus cargo ship was captured by the ISS’s robotic arm and was installed to the ISS by 7:30am and is now bolted into place. Cygnus carried about 8,000 pounds of cargo, scientific investigations, technology demonstrations, commercial products and…

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Launch From Wallops Island Scheduled Thursday Night

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A launch is scheduled tonight from NASA Wallops Flight Facility on the Virginia Eastern Shore.If conditions allow, the glow of the Northrop Grumman Corporation Antares cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station could be visible across much of Delmarva.The launch is scheduled for 9:38 p.m. You can follow along with the NASA Blog. According…

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Wallops Island Launch Thrills Skywatchers

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At 9:46 a.m. Wednesday, a rocket soared into the bright blue sky from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility at Wallops Island Virginia. The Northrop Grumman Minotaur IV rocket is carrying four top-secret reconnaissance satellites. Launch was held for a while to clear boats out of the downrange area. This is Space Force鈥檚 first launch at Wallops…

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Resupply Launch from Wallops Flight Facility this Morning

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An Antares rocket with a Cygnus module is scheduled for lift-off from Wallops Flight Facility this morning at 9:59.聽 Along with the resupply mission, which includes 8200 pounds of research, crew supplies and hardware there are seven student-made CubeSats set to fly to the International Space Station as well.聽 CubeSats are small research satellites and…

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VIDEO: WGMD News Week in Review 4/20/2019

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WATCH: Our Special Coverage of the Sussex County Tornado, the Meteor sighting on Delmarva, the NASA Wallops launch and more! Plus, our Persons of the Week, honoring the Tornado First Responders. Join WGMD’s Hunter Landon for a look back at the week’s top stories!  

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