Company Overview Launch Systems Satellites & Space Systems Advanced Systems ISS Commercial Resupply Services Mission (Orb-3) ORBITAL’S STATEMENT REGARDING ORB-3 LAUNCH MISHAP Orbital Sciences Corporation confirms that today’s Antares rocket launch from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility was not successful. Shortly after lift-off from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad 0A at 6:22 p.m. (EDT), the vehicle suffered a catastrophic failure. According to NASA’s emergency operations officials, there were no casualties and property damage was limited to the south end of Wallops Island. Orbital has formed an anomaly investigation board, which will work in close coordination with all appropriate government agencies, to determine the cause of today’s mishap. “It is far too early to know the details of what happened,” said Mr. Frank Culbertson, Orbital’s Executive V...