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Weather Forces another Mid Atlantic Launch Delay to Saturday

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The November 2018 launch of this rocket will bring more than 7,000 pounds of supplies and science to the International Space Station. Image: Weatherboy
The November 2018 launch of this rocket will bring more than 7,000 pounds of supplies and science to the International Space Station. Image: Weatherboy



An expected winter storm forecast to move through the northeast has forced NASA and rocket manufacturer Northrop Grumman to scrub both  this morning’s scheduled rocket launch from the NASA Wallops Flight Facility and the back-up launch day on Friday on the Virginia coast. The launch has now been pushed to 4:01am ET on  on Saturday.

The Antares rocket is taking the Cygnus cargo spacecraft to space where it’ll rendezvous with the International Space Station. The unmanned craft is bringing more than 7,000 pounds of supplies and science that’ll be used on the manned space station in the coming months.



Thsi Antares rocket was scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on November 15, 2018; the launch was scrubbed due to weather. Image: Weatherboy
This Antares rocket was scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on November 15, 2018; the launch was scrubbed due to weather. Image: Weatherboy