Orbital Sciences Corporation has released information relating to the status of the new Taurus II rocket expected to loft cargo to the International Space Station in the spring of 2011 from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in 2011.
The report notes that the hardware is globalized with supplies in Ukraine, Russia and the United States in final stages of testing prior to the booster configuration and the start of a final launch campaign at a new launch pad at Wallops Island, Virginia. Orbital Sciences Corporation have a contract to launch eight cargo flights to the ISS from Virginia's spaceport.
Virginia is providing Virginia-based commercial space launch firms with state income tax benefits for cargo and other payloads launched to space. In addition thereto, the state has been the 'Change Agent' with regard to human spaceflight liability and immunity.
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