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Fairing Breakaway (for SFI) by okan170

S.S. Gene Cernan sheds its payload fairing on its way to the ISS. Article:

NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik photographed the Orbital ATK’s Cygnus OA-8 cargo spacecraft at sunrise, prior to its departure from the International Space Station at 13:11 UTC, Dec. 6, 2017. (Click for full view) Photo Credit: Randy Bresnik / NASA

The Orbital ATK Cygnus OA-8 cargo spacecraftdeparted from the International Space Station at 8:11 a.m. EST (13:11 GMT) on Wednesday, December 6, 2017,…

“…We shall return!” S.S. Gene Cernan lifts off from MARS’ Pad 0A

An Orbital ATK Antares 230 rocket lifts off from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s Pad 0A at 7:19 a.m. (12:19 GMT) on Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017. The rocket lofted the S.S. Gene Cernan Cygnus spacecraft on its way to the International Space Station, starting the OA-8 mission. Photo Credit: Mark Usciak / SpaceFlight Insider

WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY, Va. — With no wayward pilots to ruin their…

Antares OA-8 launch scrubbed

Antares 230 with Cygnus OA-8 mission on the launch pad. Photo Credit: Michael Deep

The Orbital-ATK Antares 230 rocket, with the S.S. Gene Cernan Cygnus OA-8 spacecraft, was poised for liftoff from NASA’s Wallops Island Flight facility this morning at 7:37 a.m. Eastern Time, but the launch was aborted “due aircraft in the restricted area”, according to the company’s statement. (more…)

SFI LIVE: Orbital ATK Antares with OA-8 Cygnus

Photo Credit: Steve Hammer / SpaceFlight Insider

WALLOPS ISLAND, Va., — NASA and Orbital ATK are planning on launching the S.S. Gene Cernan, OA-8 Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station atop an Antares 230 rocket from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s Pad 0A sometime in a five minute long launch window that opens at 7:37 a.m. EST on Saturday, Nov. 11. SpaceFlight Insider’s…

S.S. Gene Cernan set to conduct cargo run to International Space Station

Artist’s rendition of the OA-8 Cygnus spacecraft, S.S. Gene Cernan, entering low-Earth orbit atop an Antares 230 rocket’s Castor 30 XL upper stage. Image Credit: Nathan Koga / SpaceFlight Insider

WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY, Va. — NASA and Orbital ATK are preparing to launch some 7,385 pounds (3,350 kg) of cargo, crew supplies, and experiments to the International Space Station aboard the S.S. Gene…

Gallery: Cygnus OA-8 named after late Moonwalker

The Orbital-ATK Cygnus OA-8 spacecraft. Photo Credit: Steve Hammer / SpaceFlight Insider

WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. — The next Cygnus bound for the International Space Station has a name: The S.S. Gene Cernan. Liftoff is currently scheduled for 7:37 a.m. EDT (11:37 GMT) Nov. 11, 2017. (more…)