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Date: Oct 18 09:54 2016

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Post-Launch Status of Orbital ATK's Mission to the ISS Spoiler __________________

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Date: Oct 18 09:53 2016

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NASA Space Station Cargo Launches from Virginia on Orbital ATK Resupply Mission The crew of the International Space Station soon will be equipped to perform dozens of new scientific investigations with cargo launched Monday aboard NASA's latest commercial resupply services mission from the agency's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Orbital ATK's Cygnus spacecraft lifted off at 7:45 p.m. EDT from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport's Pad 0A on the company's upgraded Antares 230 rocket carrying more than 5,100 pounds of cargo. Cygnus is scheduled to arrive at the space station Sunday, Oct. 23. Expedition 49 astronauts Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Kate Rubins of NASA will use the space station's robotic arm to grapple Cygnus, about 6 a.m. Read more Orbital ATK Launches to ISS from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility Spoiler __________________

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Date: Oct 4 15:38 2016

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NASA TV Coverage Set for Orbital ATK Resupply Mission to Space Station NASA commercial cargo provider Orbital ATK is scheduled to launch its sixth mission to the International Space Station at 9:13 p.m. EDT Thursday, Oct. 13. Live launch coverage will begin at 8:15 p.m. on NASA Television and the agency's website. Dubbed the S.S. Alan Poindexter, this Cygnus spacecraft is a tribute to a space shuttle veteran who flew on two missions to the International Space Station, one as a shuttle commander. Poindexter died in an accident in July 2012. Read more __________________

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