Monday afternoon Virginia Governor Tim Kaine (D) announced that Orbital Sciences Corporation would launch the new Taurus-2 booster rocket from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport co-located on the NASA Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia's Eastern Shore.The announcement puts an end to speculation, state legislation, and economic development offers coming from both Virginia and Flordia to secure the significant launch program designed toresupply the International Space Station as a part of the NASA COTS effort.
"Tomorrow I shall wake-up and realize how much work needs to be done," said Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority Executive Director Billie Reed Monday afternoon.
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