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The Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket, with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard, stands vertically at launch Pad-0A after successfully being raised into position for launch, Thursday, July 10, 2014, at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The Antares will launch with the Cygnus spacecraft filled with over 3,000 pounds of supplies for the International Space Station, including science experiments, experiment hardware, spare parts, and crew provisions. The Orbital-2 mission is Orbital Sciences' second contracted cargo delivery flight to the space station for NASA.