Space Picture This Week: Nebulae, Rockets, and a New Earth
Rocket Test
Another in a growing number of space vehicles launched by private companies, the Antares rocket was sent skyward from the NASA Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on April 21. The spacecraft, developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation, was designed to deliver a mock payload into orbit—the equivalent weight of a future spacecraft that could be launched from space. (Related: “5 Changes in Space Travel Since Yuri Gagarin’s Flight.”)
Category: Environment
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