Cygnus OA-5 launch tonight

[Kryten]

 At 23:40UTC tonight, Orbital ATK are set to launch Cygnus OA-5 to the ISS, utilising Antares (with new engines) for the first time since the 2014 failure. Coverage will be provided on NASA TV;

This is a particularly important launch for OrbATK. It's not just Antares' first launch since the failure, but the first launch of any OrbATK LV.

[Ultimate Steve]

I hope I'll be able to catch it, I've got something going on tonight. I really hope I can get back before 7!

[Kartoffelkuchen]

T-20 and everything looking great!

[Steel]

Launch pushed back by 5 minutes

[JPmAn]

We have launch!

[Ultimate Steve]

I missed it! It was supposed to happen at 7:03 I thought!

[EatVacuum]

I'm watching the NASA animation that they have up since about the 4 minute mark of the launch. Their animation could use some work, KSP looks a lot better.

I'm not even talking with mods, I'm talking stock KSP. Well, you'd need a mod for the Cygnus probe and Castor parts, but still...

[RedKraken]

replay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iICGM7AKND4

gotta say i like seeing the ap, pe in the telemetry. 

Edited October 18, 2016 by RedKraken

[Scotius]

Hey, is that "Nominal guy" i hear in the background? I missed him LOL

Edited October 18, 2016 by Scotius
A typo.

[Dman979]

Oh, neat!

My former teacher was at this launch. He said he watched all the way to staging.

[Kartoffelkuchen]

Yes, it was a very nominal launch.

 https://youtu.be/F3W

 

Edited October 18, 2016 by Kartoffelkuchen

[StarStreak2109]

Operator sounded a bit bored...

[Kryten]

Berthing won't be until the 23rd, because there's a Soyuz launch tomorrow and that has priority.

Edited October 18, 2016 by Kryten

[tater]

The more the merrier! Woot for return to flight for Orbital ATK.

[Basto]

Glad it worked out ok!  The last thing the commercial space industry needed was another failure. 

[YNM]

One more company on track ! (but hopefully they can re-consider the engine, *just* in case...)

[KerbalKid]

i even re-created it! 

woops wrong antares mission

there

[Firemetal]

Hmmmmm... I could have been able to see it from where I live but I forgot..  Oh well maybe next time.

Fire