NASA to Hold News Conference Following Orbital Launch Mishap Tonight

NASA will hold a news conference on NASA Television tonight at approximately 8:30 p.m. EDT to discuss the mishap that occurred at Pad 0A of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia during the attempted launch of Orbital Sciences Corp’s Antares rocket and Cygnus cargo spacecraft at 6:22 p.m. Tuesday.