Antares Pad Out Of Commission Until 2016

Repairs to the state-owned oceanside launch pad damaged in the Oct. 28 explosion of an Orbital Sciences Corp. Antares launch vehicle will take about 12 months, including removal of soil contaminated by the toxic propellants in the vehicle. Engineers have completed their damage assessment but not a...

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