CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA.—The International Space Station received its first shipment from Virginia in more than two years Sunday following a sensational nighttime launch observed 250 miles (402 kilometres) up and down the East Coast. Orbital ATK’s cargo ship pulled up at the space station bearing 5,000 pounds of food, equipment and research. Last Monday’s liftoff from Wallops Island was the first by an Antares rocket since a 2014 launch explosion. Orbital ATK redesigned its Antares rocket and rebuilt the pad. While the Antares was grounded, Virginia-based Orbital ATK kept the NASA supply chain open with deliveries from Cape Canaveral, Florida, using another company’s rocket.

Source: thestar October 23, 2016 15:22 UTC