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NASA Sent A Bunch Of Stuff to Space While You Were Asleep
NASA Sent A Bunch Of Stuff to Space While You Were Asleep

NASA hired a private launch company to send almost 7,400 pounds to the space station in the dead of night.

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Go Antares! Go Cygnus! @Orbital_ATK successfully launched its Antares rocket this morning at 4:44am EDT, sending the Cygnus cargo spacecraft en route to rendezvous with the @ISS for @NASA’s Commercial Resupply contract. Congratulations on a successful launch! #orbitalatk #cygnus #rocketlaunch #oa9 #crs #wallops #nasa #space #stationresupply
Orbital ATK’s Antares rocket stands ready for Monday morning’s 4:39am EDT liftoff from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, carrying the Cygnus cargo spacecraft en route to the International Space Station with 7,400 pounds of science and supplies, in support of NASA’s Commercial Resupply mission contract. Picture taken by @JoshDinner. People for scale. #orbitalatk #cygnus #rocketlaunch #oa9 #crs #wallops #nasa #space #stationresupply
Media was given a tour today of the Horizontal Integration Facility at Wallops Flight Facility, ahead of the Orbital ATK Antares rocket launch tomorrow morning. It’s here they fit the first and second stages together, and the Cygnus cargo spacecraft is mated to the rocket. The OA-9 commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station launches Monday morning at 4:39am EDT. #orbitalatk #cygnus #rocketlaunch #oa9 #crs #wallops #nasa #space #stationresupply
Antares is vertical on the pad ahead of tomorrow morning’s early 4:39am EDT launch from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, and the sun is finally peaking through the clouds! #orbitalatk #cygnus #rocketlaunch #oa9 #crs #wallops #nasa #space #stationresupply
@NASA’s “What’s on Board” briefing begins at 1pm EDT this afternoon. Find out about all what’s headed to the @ISS on the OA-9 Cygnus! #orbitalatk #cygnus #rocketlaunch #oa9 #crs
Hey East Coast! You might be able to see this rocket launch if you wake up early enough! 📷: @orbital_atk #oa9 #rocketlaunch #orbitalatk #stationresupply
LAUNCH UPDATE: Sunday morning’s Antares launch of the Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the @ISS has been postponed to Monday. Official statement: “Orbital ATK in conjunction with NASA, has moved the Antares and Cygnus launch to NET Monday, May 21st at 4:39 a.m. EDT to support further pre-launch inspections and more favorable weather conditions. Monday shows an 80% probability of acceptable weather for launch.” 📷: @NASA
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