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Video: Atlas/Cygnus pre-launch news conference

December 2, 2015 Justin Ray

This is the pre-launch news conference held Dec. 2 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center for liftoff of the Orbital ATK commercial Cygnus cargo ship aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket for the International Space Station.

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Timeline: Cygnus cargo ship’s trip from launch pad to space station

December 2, 2015 William Harwood

Based upon an on-time launch Thursday, this is the timeline for Cygnus from liftoff through capture by the space station’s robotic arm.

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Photos: Atlas 5 rocket moves to pad with space station cargo ship

December 2, 2015 Justin Ray

The Atlas 5 rocket emerges from the Vertical Integration Facility for rollout to Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral in preparation to launch the Orbital ATK Cygnus resupply ship to the International Space Station. Liftoff is set for Thursday at 5:55 p.m. EST.

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Readiness confirmed for Thursday’s Atlas 5 cargo launch to space station

December 1, 2015 Justin Ray

Mission managers Tuesday granted approval to proceed with Wednesday’s rollout of the Atlas 5 rocket and Thursday’s launch to deliver the commercial Cygnus cargo ship into orbit to resupply the International Space Station.

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Atlas 5/Cygnus OA-4 launch timeline

November 30, 2015 Justin Ray

Follow the Atlas 5 rocket’s ascent into orbit from Cape Canaveral’s Complex 41 launch pad with the Orbital ATK Cygnus resupply ship for the International Space Station. Launch is scheduled for Thursday at 5:55 p.m. EST (2255 GMT).

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International Space Station and crew awaiting Atlas 5 launch of Cygnus

November 29, 2015 Justin Ray

Lending a helping hand to resume the stalled U.S. supply chain to the International Space Station, a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will send a commercial Cygnus cargo craft in pursuit of the outpost Thursday.

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Photos: Assembling Atlas 5 for International Space Station launch

November 24, 2015 Justin Ray

Relive the steps to stack the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket at Cape Canaveral’s Vertical Integration Facility for the Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo freighter for the space station. The first stage was erected initially, followed by the interstage and Centaur stage, then the encapsulated payload.

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SpaceX receives firm order for its first crew flight

November 23, 2015 Stephen Clark

Fresh off a major design review, SpaceX’s human-rated Dragon spaceship has received the first of up to six firm mission orders from NASA under the company’s $2.6 billion commercial crew contract.

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International Space Station cargo ship hoisted atop Atlas 5 rocket

November 20, 2015 Justin Ray

Loaded with over 7,300 pounds of goods for the International Space Station, a commercial Cygnus cargo vessel was mounted atop its Atlas 5 rocket booster Friday for launch Dec. 3.

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Photos: Cargo vessel enclosed in Atlas rocket nose cone

November 20, 2015 Justin Ray

This photo gallery shows the commercial Cygnus cargo resupplier for the International Space Station on Monday at Kennedy Space Center being encapsulated in the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket’s payload fairing for the planned Dec. 3 liftoff.

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