Tag: OA-4
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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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Cygnus supply ship takes weather satellite’s slot in Atlas manifest
Updating Cygnus processing location. The service module for Orbital ATK’s next Cygnus cargo craft will be shipped to the launch site at Cape Canaveral from Virginia later this month. It features upgrades such as fan-shaped solar arrays and a lengthened cargo module. Credit: Orbital ATK. Orbital ATK plans to launch its next two commercial resupply…
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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…