Live coverage of the flight of Orbital ATK’s Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.
Atlas 5
Videos: Atlas 5 rocket stacked to launch Cygnus
This is video footage documenting stacking activities for the two-stage United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, standing 194 feet tall, to boost the commercial Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo freighter to the International Space Station. Activities occurred at Cape Canaveral’s Vertical Integration Facility.
Mission Reports
Live coverage: Japanese cargo freighter launches from Tanegashima
Two weeks after a launch pad fire forced a delay, a Japanese H-2B rocket lifted off Tuesday with an HTV cargo freighter to deliver upgraded batteries, experiments and provisions to the International Space Station. Liftoff from the Tanegashima Space Center occurred at 1605 GMT (12:05 p.m. EDT) Tuesday.
