The Orbital Sciences Cygnus spacecraft took off for the International Space Station
A little while ago, the Orbital Sciences Corporation’s Cygnus spacecraft took off on an Antares rocket from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS), part of NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) on Wallops Island, Virginia. The Cygnus, which carries nearly 600 kg (about 1,300 lbs) of non-essential cargo to the International Space Station, separated successfully from the last stage of the Antares and is en route to the Station.

