The US Antares carrier rocket equipped with two Russian RD-181 engines blasted off to the International Space Station with the Cygnus cargo ship from the Wallops Flight Facility for the first time. The two Russian-made engines worked successfully and the Cygnus spacecraft separated from the US rocket at the estimated time, according to the NASA broadcast. <br/><br/>Thus, the Russian part of the international program of the Antares launch was completed successfully. The Cygnus spacecraft was designed to transport supplies to the International Space Station.