| Cygnus spacecraft (4) |  |
| Robotic spacecraft (4) | |
| Solar sail (15) | |
| Spacecraft (193) | |
| Cygnus spacecraft (4) | |
| Robotic spacecraft (4) | |
| Solar sail (15) | |
| Spacecraft (193) | |
The Antares rocket that was about to send the Cygnus spacecraft on the ISS exploded a few seconds after its launch from NASA's Wallops flight facilities.
The Antares launcher and the Cygnus spacecraft it was carrying were developed both and operated by Orbital Sciences corporation one of the two private companies
The COTS program apart from its obvious mission of ISS resupply also aims to validate the privately developed Dragon and Cygnus spacecraft.
The space agency also signed a $1. 9 billion deal with Virginia-based Orbital Sciences Corp. to fly eight such missions using the company's Cygnus spacecraft and Antares rocket.
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