Tag: AV-061
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Stacking starts for Atlas 5 cargo run to space station with Cygnus
The mission poster. Credit: ULA CAPE CANAVERAL — United Launch Alliance today began stacking its first Atlas 5 rocket to fly in service to the International Space Station, a commercial mission to send supplies to the orbiting complex. This launch, planned for Dec. 3, and another targeted for March 10, are precursors to the much…
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Bags are packed inside Cygnus commercial cargo freighter
Technicians load cargo inside the Cygnus spacecraft’s pressurized supply section in this photo taken Oct. 20. Credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis The first installment of supplies and provisions tagged for launch on Orbital ATK’s next commercial supply run to the International Space Station, the company’s first since a catastrophic launch failure last year, has been loaded into…
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Cygnus service module arrives in Florida for station flight
The Cygnus service module for the OA-4 space station resupply mission arrives at Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday. Credit: Orbital ATK The power and propulsion section of Orbital ATK’s next Cygnus supply ship, featuring new solar panel and fuel tank designs, arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday to be joined with…
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Second launch deal inked between Atlas 5 rocket and Cygnus freighter
File photo of Atlas 5 launch. Credit: ULA CAPE CANAVERAL — Orbital ATK has ordered another Atlas 5 rocket to launch a second commercial Cygnus cargo craft for the International Space Station. The mission is in addition to the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 already scheduled for Dec. 3 from Cape Canaveral to launch a…