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HOW TO VIEW ANTARES ROCKET LAUNCH ON EAST COAST
Space
enthusiasts living along the Eastern Seaboard will have front-row to
the launch of the the Orbital Sciences Corp's Antares rocket.
The rocket will take off from Wallops Island, Virginia, at 6.45pm Eastern time.
The further away you are from the launch site in Virginia, the closer to the southern horizon the Antares rocket will appear.
The spacecraft will look like a bright orange star with a small V-shaped tail tracing a low arch from west to east.
In
New York City, parts of Pennsylvania and North Carolina, the launch
will be visible above the southern horizon 150 seconds after blast-off.
About
180 seconds into the mission, the rocket will begin to be illuminated
by the sun, which could make it appear even brighter.
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Update:
An unmanned rocket exploded early Tuesday evening.
According to NASA, the Orbital Sciences Corp.'s Antares rocket and Cygnus cargo spacecraft were set to launch at 6:22 p.m. ET. It was set to carry some 5,000 pounds of supplies and experiments to the International Space Station.
"There was failure on launch," NASA spokesman Jay Bolden said. "There was no indicated loss of life.
An unmanned rocket exploded early Tuesday evening.
According to NASA, the Orbital Sciences Corp.'s Antares rocket and Cygnus cargo spacecraft were set to launch at 6:22 p.m. ET. It was set to carry some 5,000 pounds of supplies and experiments to the International Space Station.
"There was failure on launch," NASA spokesman Jay Bolden said. "There was no indicated loss of life.
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