Officials have confirmed that it will take around one year to repair the damage done to the launch pad caused by the Antares explosion. The rocket blew up six seconds after taking off on 28 October from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island in Virginia But Orbital Sciences, who manufacture and operate the rocket, say they could be ready to launch another as soon as 2016. Officials have confirmed the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport launchpad in Virginia (shown after the explosion) could be repaired as soon as 2015. The Antares rocket exploded seconds after lift-off on 28 October, but in a statement it was revealed the pad escaped severe damage
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Officials have confirmed the launchpad could be repaired by 2015
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The Antares rocket exploded seconds after lift-off on 28 October
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It was launching from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Virginia
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But in a statement it was revealed the pad escaped severe damage
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And Orbital Sciences, who manufacture and operate the rocket, have said a new version of Antares could launch as soon as 2016
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This will be using new engines, which will be tested in a 'hot fire' next year
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The unmanned Cygnus spacecraft, contracted by Nasa to take cargo to the ISS, could be launched on another rocket before Antares is ready
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