20131217 Antares CRS Orb-1 rocket being raised at MARS pad 0A (201312170012HQ).jpg

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English: The Orbital Science Corporation Antares rocket is seen as it is raised into position at launch Pad-0A, Tuesday, December 17, 2013, at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, VA. The Antares will launch a Cygnus spacecraft on a cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. The Orbital-1 mission is Orbital Sciences' first contracted cargo delivery flight to the space station for NASA. Among the cargo aboard Cygnus set to launch to the space station are science experiments, crew provisions, spare parts and other hardware. Launch is scheduled for 9:19 p.m. EST on Thursday, Dec. 19. Weather permitting, it may be widely visible along the east coast of the United States.

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Taken on 17 December 2013, 09:40:37

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NASA/Bill Ingalls

Bill Ingalls

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Image title	The Orbital Science Corporation Antares rocket is seen as it is raised into position at launch Pad-0A, Tuesday, December 17, 2013, at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, VA. The Antares will launch a Cygnus spacecraft on a cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. The Orbital-1 mission is Orbital Sciences' first contracted cargo delivery flight to the space station for NASA. Among the cargo aboard Cygnus set to launch to the space station are science experiments, crew provisions, spare parts and other hardware. Launch is scheduled for 9:19 p.m. EST on Thursday, Dec. 19. Weather permitting, it may be widely visible along the east coast of the United States. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
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Lens used	70.0-200.0 mm f/2.8
Date metadata was last modified	06:55, 17 December 2013
Rating (out of 5)	5
Writer	bi
Special instructions	MANDATORY CREDIT: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
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Keywords	Antares Cygnus Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) NASA Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) Orbital Sciences Corporation Pad-0A Rocket Virginia Wallops Island
Contact information	http://www.nasa.gov NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street, SW Washington, DC, 20546 USA 202-358-1900
Province or state shown	VA
Country shown	USA
Sublocation of city shown	Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS)
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