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Orbital ATK’s Cygnus Preparations

Preparations of Cygnus for OA-5 Mission Launch
Orbital ATK teams prepare the Cygnus for the final loading of cargo to the ISS on Oct. 13 will be 9:13 p.m. EDT. 

The Orbital ATK Cygnus spacecraft undergoes preparations in the Horizontal Integration Facility at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility for an Oct. 13 launch on the company’s Antares rocket. Spacecraft and launch vehicle teams are working to prepare the Cygnus for the final loading of cargo bound for the International Space Station and mating the spacecraft to the Antares launch vehicle. Launch time on Oct. 13 will be 9:13 p.m. EDT.

Photo Credits: Orbital ATK