Orbital Sciences is in final preparations to launch the NASA's Demonstration of Autonomous Rendezvous Technology (DART) spacecraft aboard a Pegasus rocket.

The mission is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, October 26, 2004, from Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA (VAFB) during an available seven-minute launch window that extends from 11:15 a.m. to 11:22 a.m. (Pacific).

This operational schedule is subject to the completion of final testing and other pre-launch activities, as well as acceptable weather conditions in the VAFB area at the time of the launch.

DART Mission