Orbital Sciences Cygnus Launch Live Stream: Antares Rocket Spacecraft Launching Cargo Delivery For International Space Station From NASA!

Today at 12:45 pm EST, Orbital Sciences Corporation will attempt to launch the Cygnus cargo delivery mission, and you can watch the live stream right now!

After a one-day delay due to a solar flare, Orbital Sciences' Antares rocket will be launching the Corporation's robotic Cygnus cargo ship to the International Space Station. According to Space.com, the mission will be launched from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island at 1:07 pm.

Space.com is also launching a live stream of the Orbital Sciences Cygnus launch event, which you can view below:


Live streaming video by Ustream

This Orbital Sciences launch will commence today after it was called off early on Wednesday January 8 to study the radiation fallout from a major solar flare the day before, which could have affected the Antares rocket.

"Upon a deeper examination of the current space weather environment, Orbital's engineering team, in consultation with NASA, has determined that the risk to launch success is within acceptable limits established at the outset of the Antares program," said Orbital Sciences officials.

In addition to the live stream, East Coast residents in the US should be able to observe the Cygnus launch from as far as Boston and South Carolina.

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