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    Launch Managers Push Third Cygnus Launch Attempt to Sunday

    Atlas V Rocket and Cygnus Spacecraft

    For the latest Orbital ATK mission information visit the NASA Orbital blog here… https://blogs.nasa.gov/orbital Launch managers deferred a Saturday launch opportunity due to high wind conditions expected to violate launch rules during the window. The new launch time is Sunday, Dec. 6 at 4:44 p.m. EST for the fourth Orbital ATK commercial resupply services mission …

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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/4/15

    Orbital ATK (OA)-4 Launch Attempt:  Today’s planned launch of OA-4 from Cape Canaveral, Florida was scrubbed due to ground wind violations.  The next attempt will be on Saturday, December 5th at 4:11 pm CST.  The Enhanced Cygnus spacecraft will be launched atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V Rocket and will be delivering approximately 3,500 …

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    Cygnus Set for Third Launch Attempt on Saturday

    Cygnus Spacecraft Rests at Launch Pad

    For the latest Orbital ATK mission information visit the NASA Orbital blog here… https://blogs.nasa.gov/orbital Launch managers have set Saturday, Dec. 5 at 5:10 p.m. EST for the next launch attempt of the fourth Orbital ATK commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. NASA Television coverage will begin at 4 p.m. Earlier this evening, the 30-minute …

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    Cygnus Countdown Continues Amid Weather Concerns

    Cygnus at the Lainchpad

    For the latest Orbital ATK mission information visit the NASA Orbital blog here… https://blogs.nasa.gov/orbital Countdown is continuing and progressing smoothly for today’s scheduled launch at 5:33 p.m. EST of the fourth Orbital ATK commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. Fueling operations have begun. Today’s 30-minute launch window now has a 40 percent …

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    Cygnus Launch Scrubbed Till Friday

    Cygnus Launch Attempt Scrubbed Due to Weather

    For the latest Orbital ATK mission information visit the NASA Orbital blog here… https://blogs.nasa.gov/orbital Because of thick clouds with freezing temperatures and precipitation that violated the weather rules for launching, Orbital ATK and United Launch Alliance have postponed the planned launch of the Atlas V rocket carrying the Cygnus spacecraft. It is Orbital ATK’s fourth …

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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/3/15

    Orbital ATK (OA)-4 Launch Attempt:  Today’s planned launch of OA-4 from Cape Canaveral, Florida was scrubbed due to weather.  The next attempt will be tomorrow (Friday 12/4) at 4:33 pm Central time.  The Enhanced Cygnus spacecraft will be launched atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V Rocket and will be delivering approximately 3,500 kg of …

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    Cygnus Stands Ready for Launch Today

    Cygnus at the Lainchpad

    A new shipment of crew supplies and science experiments is packed inside the Orbital ATK Cygnus spacecraft ready for liftoff today at 5:55 p.m. The Cygnus will launch on top of an Atlas V rocket from a launch pad located at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Cygnus is scheduled to arrive at …

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    Rotational Movies of Pluto and Charon: It’s Show Time!

    Today’s blog post is written by Constantine Tsang, a senior research scientist at the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in Boulder, Colorado. Con was a member of the New Horizons’ Geology, Geophysics Investigations (GGI) and Composition teams during the Pluto flyby, creating approach and photometric stereo movies of Pluto’s terrain. It’s amazing that we’ve come such …

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    U.S. Cargo Ship Rolls Out to Pad for Thursday Launch

    Cygnus Rolls Out to Launch Pad

    Orbital ATK rolled out its Cygnus resupply ship to the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station launch pad in Florida today. Cygnus will launch atop an Atlas V rocket at 5:55 p.m. EST Thursday. The private U.S. space freighter will deliver new science experiments and crew supplies to the International Space Station crew early Sunday. Amid …

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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/2/15

    Biochemical Profile:  Lindgren continued his Return minus 14 (R-14) blood and urine collections and Yui his R-14 saliva collection for the Biochem Profile investigation.  Samples were stowed in a Minus Eighty Degree Celsius Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI) for return on a later flight. The Biochemical Profile experiment tests blood and urine samples obtained from …

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