Tag: OA-6
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Atlas 5 rocket and Cygnus freighter mated for next week’s cargo launch
File photo of Cygnus lift atop an Atlas 5. Credit: NASA-KSC CAPE CANAVERAL — Bound for the International Space Station with a max load of fresh supplies, a commercially-operated cargo ship was mounted atop its booster rocket today for liftoff from Cape Canaveral on March 22. The Cygnus, produced by Orbital ATK, is filled with…
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Photos: Cygnus encapsulated for journey into space atop Atlas 5
Now enclosed in the aluminum nose cone that will protect it during the climb through the atmosphere, the Cygnus cargo ship — the S.S. Rick Husband — remains on schedule for launch to the International Space Station on March 22 atop an Atlas 5 rocket. United Launch Alliance workers encapsulated the freighter on Wednesday with…
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Photos: Cygnus encapsulated for journey into space atop Atlas 5
Now enclosed in the aluminum nose cone that will protect it during the climb through the atmosphere, the Cygnus cargo ship — the S.S. Rick Husband — remains on schedule for launch to the International Space Station on March 22 atop an Atlas 5 rocket. United Launch Alliance workers encapsulated the freighter on Wednesday with…
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Photos: Cygnus packed up and fueled for trip to the space station
The International Space Station cargo ship launching from Cape Canaveral on March 22 has been given a name — the SS Rick Husband. Orbital ATK, in keeping with its five previous commercial freighters named after astronauts who have passed away, has christened the latest craft for the commander of shuttle Columbia’s ill-fated 2003 mission that…
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U.S. resupply ship headed for space station to launch March 22
OA-6 patch. Credit: Orbital ATK CAPE CANAVERAL — Signs that a launch to the International Space Station is approaching are obvious this week at Cape Canaveral, with the Atlas 5 booster rocket beginning to take shape and the commercial resupply ship heading to its propellant depot. Assembly of the Atlas started this morning at the…
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Cygnus sections arrive in Florida for next space station cargo launch
CAPE CANAVERAL — Elements of the next U.S. commercial cargo-delivery trip to the International Space Station are coming together at Kennedy Space Center for the planned March 10 liftoff. Orbital ATK’s Cygnus resupply ship, comprised of a pressurized cargo module that will carry 7,700 pounds of provisions, equipment and science experiments and a service module…