In Photos: Orbital ATK's OA-8 Cygnus Cargo Launch to Space Station

Orbital ATK launched the Antares rocket at 7:19 a.m. EST (1119 GMT), about five minutes later than planned to ensure a pair of boats were not in a restricted zone near the launch site. The launch was also delayed one day after a plane flew inside the restricted airspace around Pad 0A at the last minute.

This stunning view shows the view of Antares’ launch just after daybreak on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. Sunrise occurred at 6:39 a.m. EST at the spaceport, less than an hour before liftoff.

The second time was the charm, though, for Orbital ATK’s launch. Here, the Antares rocket streaks toward space carrying Cygnus toward the International Space Station.

NASA photographer Bill Ingalls captured this view of the fiery plume of exhaust from Antares’ twin RD-181 engines on its first stage.

On Nov. 10, 2017, the Orbital ATK Antares rocket with the Cygnus spacecraft sits on Launch Pad-0A at Wallops Flight Facility. The company’s eighth contracted cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station is set to deliver nearly 7,400 pounds of equipment.

On Nov. 9, 2017, the Antares rocket with Cygnus spacecraft slowly makes its way to vertical in preparation for the upcoming launch. The mission is set to carry science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the International Space Station.

At Launch Pad-0A at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, the Antares rocket and Cygnus spacecraft are prepared to begin the rise to vertical. The space vehicle will launch soon on Orbital ATK’s eighth contracted cargo mission to the International Space Station with over 7,000 pounds of equipment for the astronauts.

Orbital ATK Mechanical Technician Phil Kauthen drives the Antares rocket from the HIF to Launch Pad-0A utilizing the transporter.

A sign directs drivers to Launch Pad-0A.

A puddle left by recent rainfall reflects the Antares rocket, with Cygnus spacecraft, aboard the transporter as it leaves the Horizontal Integration Facility at Wallops.

The Antares rocket, aboard the transporter, crosses into the launch area in preparation for Orbital ATK’s eighth contracted cargo resupply with NASA.

The Antares rocket continues its journey to the International Space Station on the road to Launch Pad-0A at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility.

The transporter is steered onto the road to the launchpad carrying the Antares rocket and Cygnus spacecraft. The Orbital ATK 8 mission will carry 7,400 pounds of gear to the International Space Station.

Driving the Antares rocket atop the transporter, Orbital ATK Mechanical Technician Phil Kauthen moves the assembly out of the Horizontal Integration Facility.

Technicians ready the Antares rocket and Cygnus spacecraft for the journey from the Horizontal Integration Facility to Launch Pad-0A at Wallops Flight Facility.

The Anatares will carry thousands of pounds of science and research materials, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the International Space Station.

At the Horizontal Integration Facility, Orbital ATK’s Antares rocket, with Cygnus spacecraft attached, begins its journey to Launch Pad-0A.