The United Launch Alliance Centaur upper stage is lowered onto the Atlas V first stage booster to prepare for Orbital ATK's commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station.
Technicians with United Launch Alliance (ULA) assist as the Centaur upper stage of the ULA Atlas V rocket is lowered onto the first stage booster inside the Vertical Integration Facility at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The rocket is being prepared for Orbital ATK’s seventh commercial resupply mission, CRS-7, to the International Space Station. Orbital ATK’s CYGNUS pressurized cargo module is scheduled to launch atop ULA’s Atlas V rocket from Pad 41 targeted for March 24, 2017. CYGNUS will deliver 7,600 of pounds of supplies, equipment and scientific research materials to the space station. Photo credit: United Launch Alliance