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OA-9 Cygnus resupply craft set for Monday morning launch to ISS

Orbital ATK’s Antares rocket with the OA-9 Cygnus encapsulated on top is raised to the vertical position in advance of its launch. Photo Credit: Aubrey Gemignani / NASA

WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. — Orbital ATK is set to send its next Cygnus resupply freighter to the International Space Station. The company’s OA-9 mission is currently aiming for a liftoff at 4:39 a.m. EDT (08:39 GMT) May 21, 2018, from…

“…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…

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…

Antares Rocket Preparation (201304210001HQ) by nasa hq photo on Flickr.

Antares Rocket Preparation (201304210005HQ) by nasa hq photo on Flickr.