Cygnus cargo ship flies for first time, heading for space station
Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - 10:30
in Astronomy & Space
A new kind of commercial spaceship took to the air for the first time, with the launch of Orbital Sciences Corp's Cygnus cargo craft toward the International Space Station from a Virginia launch pad on Wednesday.Orbital's two-stage Antares rocket lifted off right on time at 10:58 a.m.