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August 19, 2011
NASA's partnership with industry to develop transportation to the International Space Station reaches another milestone on Wednesday, Aug. 24. The cargo module for Orbital Sciences Corp.'s Cygnus spacecraft, which will carry supplies to the station, is scheduled to arrive at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
Artist rendering of Cygnus spacecraft approaching the ISS
Reporters are invited to cover the arrival of Cygnus' Pressurized Cargo Module (PCM) at 4 p.m. EDT Wednesday. NASA officials and Orbital representatives will be available for interviews. To attend, journalists must contact Keith Koehler at e-mail keith.a.koehler@nasa.gov by noon EDT on Aug. 23.
During the next several months, Orbital's engineering team will integrate the PCM with the Cygnus service module that includes the spacecraft's avionics, propulsion and power systems.
Orbital - Cygnus Mission Overview
The Cygnus spacecraft is scheduled for a demonstration flight early next year on an Orbital Taurus II launch vehicle under NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services agreement with the company. Cygnus will launch from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport's pad 0A at Wallops. For information about the spacecraft, visit: http://www.orbital.com/CargoResupplyServices/
For information about NASA's commercial space transportation efforts, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/exploration/commercial/index.html
Images, Video, Text, Credits: NASA / Orbital / Thales Alenia.
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