OA-8 – Page 2 – Spaceflight Now

Wallops launch base receives final hardware delivery for next Cygnus mission

October 10, 2017

Orbital ATK shipped the final major piece of hardware for the next Cygnus space station resupply mission to a launch base on Virginia’s Eastern Shore last week as technicians began loading cargo destined for delivery to the orbiting research lab.

Station managers push back next Cygnus cargo flight to November

August 16, 2017

NASA and Orbital ATK have agreed to schedule the launch of the next Cygnus supply ship for Nov. 10 from Wallops Island on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, a delay of a month from the mission’s earlier target launch date to allow the flight to carry more cargo to the International Space Station, officials said.

Orbital ATK kicks off follow-on station cargo contract, targets next Antares launch in October

August 3, 2017

As Orbital ATK engineers aim for the next launch of the company’s Antares rocket from Virginia this fall, early planning for missions to keep the International Space Station supplied through the early 2020s is already underway.