“Orbital’s Cygnus cargo spacecraft is now on its way to becoming the second commercial cargo vehicle to service the International Space Station. The Antares rocket carrying the Cygnus cargo spacecraft lifted off on schedule at 10:58 am EDT (1458 GMT) Wednesday and placed the Cygnus spacecraft into earth orbit.  The spacecraft is carrying 700 kilograms of supplies, more than any previous commercial cargo mission to the station, Orbital’s Frank Culbertson said at a post-launch press conference (a subtle dig at SpaceX’s three Dragon flights to the station.)”

http://www.newspacejournal.com/2013/09/19/cygnus-is-on-its-way-to-the-iss/

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“Virgin officials and investors hailed the flight as bringing the company another step closer to commercial operations. ‘We couldn’t be more delighted to have another major supersonic milestone under our belts as we move toward a 2014 start of commercial service,’ said Sir Richard Branson. ‘The successful completion of all major aspects of the flight mission demonstrates that we are very close to achieving one of Galactic’s key goals: commercializing access to space for the broader public,’ said H.E. Khadem Al Qubaisi, chairman of Aabar Investments, a major investor in Virgin Galactic.”

http://www.newspacejournal.com/2013/09/06/spaceshiptwo-flies-a-little-higher-and-a-little-faster/

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