Orbital to try space cargo launch Saturday after high winds

Orbital to try space cargo launch Saturday after high winds Miami (AFP) Dec 4, 2015 - Orbital ATK will attempt to make it third time lucky Saturday in the launch of its Cygnus space cargo ship after high winds off Florida forced a second postponement in as many days. The next opportunity for launch will be Saturday at 5:10 pm (2210 GMT), the US space agency NASA said, after Friday's attempt was scrapped. "The winds were just a couple of knots too high," said Vern Thorp, m ... more

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