CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with the company’s Cygnus spacecraft aboard, launched at 5:32 a.m. EST, Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, from the Mid Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s Pad-0A, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the transition to a new rocket, Northrop Grumman plans to launch three Cygnus flights using SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets before the all-American Antares 330 debuts in late 2024.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first launch of Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket from the Wallop’s launch facility was scheduled to take place in December, but was scrubbed due to bad weather. WALLOPS ISLAND, Va.

Detailed explanation-4: -Antares (/ænˈtɑːriːz/), known during early development as Taurus II, is an expendable launch system developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation (now part of Northrop Grumman) and the Pivdenne Design Bureau to launch the Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s COTS and CRS programs.

Detailed explanation-5: -Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket lifts off from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility Jan. 24, 2023, at 6 p.m. EST. The mission, titled “Virginia is the Launch Lovers,” is the first commercial U.S. Electron launch for Rocket Lab.