Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Taurus 2 Delay

The initial flight of Orbital Sciences' Taurus 2 rocket will be delayed two months, into December for now, as the company works a fuel line problem. Such delays are not uncommon in the development of new rockets, and OSC says this delay will not materially affect its overall program.

The Taurus 2 rocket and the Cygnus capsule are OSC's answer to SpaceX's Falcon 9/Dragon configuration. Both companies are working with NASA to build systems able to deliver cargo to ISS.

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