Next Antares Launch Scheduled For October 24th

The next rocket launch, aimed to re-supply the International Space Station from Wallops Island has been scheduled.

On Tuesday, Orbital and NASA announced that on October 24th, at 7:52 PM, the next Antares rocket will launch from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, located at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in eastern Virginia.

Antares will send supplies to the ISS via a Cygnus cargo logistics spacecraft. This will be the fifth launch for the Antares rocket for the company in its first 18 months of operations, and its forth delivery of supplies.

The next launch will be the largest cargo load to day, weighting around 5,050 pounds.