NASA Wallops cancels launch of rocket to ISS

As the launch was aborted Northrop Grumman said it would try again Friday night if engineers can figure out what went wrong. It was supposed to carry 8,000-pound shipment aboard Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus capsule including air tanks to make up for a slight space station leak, radish seeds for greenhouse growing and a cinematic 360-degree VR camera for you-are-there-spacewalk shots.

Washington:US' Northrop Grumman's Cygnus spacecraft, named after astronaut Kalpana Chawla 8,000 pound of supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday night, but the mission was scrubbed 2 minutes and 40 seconds before liftoff due to an unknown problem.

As the launch was aborted Northrop Grumman said it would try again Friday night if engineers can figure out what went wrong.

In the 8,000-pound shipment aboard Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus capsule: air tanks to make up for a slight space station leak, radish seeds for greenhouse growing and a cinematic 360-degree VR camera for you-are-there-spacewalk shots.