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Atlas/Cygnus pre-launch news conference

March 21, 2016 Spaceflight Now

Watch the pre-launch news conference held Monday, March 21 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to preview liftoff of the Orbital ATK commercial Cygnus cargo ship aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket for the International Space Station.

See earlier Cygnus OA-6 coverage.

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  • SpaceX launches Falcon 9 on record-breaking 17th flight for booster
    September 20, 2023
  • Radar-imaging satellite lost as Rocket Lab Electron rocket suffers launch failure
    September 19, 2023
  • Radar-imaging satellite lost as Rocket Lab Electron rocket fails
    September 18, 2023
  • Russian-US crew launches on Soyuz rocket to International Space Station
    September 15, 2023
  • FAA closes SpaceX-led Starship mishap investigation
    September 12, 2023
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