Cygnus OA-4 Spacecraft Encapsulated

Inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility high bay at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a member of the media photographs the Orbital ATK Cygnus pressurized module during a viewing event. Engineers are preparing to encapsulate the Orbital ATK enhanced Cygnus spacecraft in a protective payload fairing. The fairing will provide an aerodynamic cover for the spacecraft as it rides atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.

Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis