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Atlas 5 forced to improvise during Tuesday’s climb to orbit

March 24, 2016 Justin Ray

The Centaur upper stage launching the Cygnus space freighter Tuesday persevered through a velocity shortfall from the first stage of the Atlas 5 rocket, improvising with a longer firing to reach the correct orbit.

Launch replays from Tuesday’s Atlas 5 flight with Cygnus

March 23, 2016 Justin Ray

Relive Tuesday night’s spectactular liftoff of the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket carrying the Cygnus cargo ship with this series of replays.

Atlas 5/Cygnus post-launch press conference

March 23, 2016 Spaceflight Now

Watch the post-launch press conference held at the Kennedy Space Center following the successful launch of an Atlas 5 carrying Orbital ATK’s Cygnus AO-6 cargo craft, which is headed to the International Space Station.

2nd Cygnus ship in three months rockets to orbit aboard Atlas 5

March 23, 2016 Justin Ray

An Atlas 5 rocket successfully launched another Cygnus cargo freighter for Orbital ATK Tuesday night, fulfilling the booster’s role of reestablishing America’s resupply link to the International Space Station.

Photos: Cygnus soars aboard Atlas 5

March 23, 2016 Justin Ray

More photos show the successful liftoff of the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket flight carrying the Cygnus commercial cargo spacecraft for Orbital ATK and the International Space Station.

Video: Atlas 5 rocket launches space station cargo mission

March 23, 2016 Justin Ray

A replay of the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket launching the Orbital ATK’s commercial Cygnus cargo freighter to the International Space Station from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Photos: More rocket rollout shots

March 22, 2016 Justin Ray

Rollout of the Atlas 5 rocket from the Vertical Integration Facility to the launch pad at Complex 41 occurred at 10 a.m. on Monday. Liftoff is planned for Tuesday night to deliver the Cygnus resupply ship into orbit en route to the International Space Station.

Atlas 5 forced to improvise during Tuesday’s climb to orbit

Launch replays from Tuesday’s Atlas 5 flight with Cygnus

Atlas 5/Cygnus post-launch press conference

2nd Cygnus ship in three months rockets to orbit aboard Atlas 5

Photos: Cygnus soars aboard Atlas 5

Video: Atlas 5 rocket launches space station cargo mission

Photos: More rocket rollout shots

Atlas/Cygnus pre-launch news conference

Live coverage: Atlas 5 countdown and launch journal

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