Tag: John Glenn
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Video: Atlas takes flight with Cygnus
The United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, standing 194 feet tall and and weighing 720,000 pounds, generates 860,000 pounds of thrust from its main engine to launch the Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo ship on the OA-7 mission to the International Space Station. See earlier OA-7 Cygnus coverage. Our Atlas archive.
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Video: Post-launch news conference for Atlas/OA-7
A recap of the successful start to Orbital ATK’s OA-7 resupply mission to the International Space Station is given in this post-launch news conference held at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center following the Atlas 5 rocket’s delivery of the Cygnus cargo ship into space. Briefing participants are: * Joel Montalbano, NASA’s deputy manager of the International…
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Timeline: Atlas 5/OA-7 Cygnus ascent events
This is the launch timeline to be followed by the Atlas 5 rocket’s ascent into orbit from Cape Canaveral with the commercial Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo freighter headed to the International Space Station. Launch is scheduled for Tuesday at 11:11 a.m. EDT (1511 GMT). T+00:01.1 Liftoff With the RD-180 main engine running, the Atlas 5…
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Video: Atlas/OA-7 pre-launch news briefing and what’s aboard
Watch the pre-launch news conference held Monday, April 17 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to preview liftoff of the Orbital ATK commercial Cygnus OA-7 cargo ship aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket for the International Space Station. Briefing participants are: * Joel Montalbano, NASA’s deputy manager of the International Space Station program *…
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Photos: Atlas 5 rolled out with OA-7 Cygnus
The United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket was transfered from its assembly building to the pad at Cape Canaveral’s Complex 41 today for Tuesday’s launch of a commercially-operated cargo ship to resupply the International Space Station. Liftoff is planned for 11:11 a.m. EDT (1511 GMT). The rocket was wheeled out aboard a mobile launcher platform,…
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Live coverage: Atlas 5 countdown journal and launch webcast
Live coverage of the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket flight to deploy the Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo ship bound for the International Space Station. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter. (Launch webcast begins at 10:00 a.m. EDT / 1400 GMT)
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NASA and ULA plan first-ever live 360 webcast of Atlas 5 launch
CAPE CANAVERAL — NASA and United Launch Alliance will offer the first-of-its-kind live webcast in 360 Virtual Reality format of Tuesday morning’s Atlas 5 rocket liftoff from Cape Canaveral with a space station cargo ship. As if you were standing at the launch pad, webcast watchers will be in control to pan and tilt their…
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Preview: Cygnus ship sending abundance of science to ISS
Inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at Kennedy Space Center, the Cygnus was tilted to the horizontal position for final stowage of cargo.Credit: NASA/Bill White CAPE CANAVERAL — Carrying more science research gear to the International Space Station than ever launched before by U.S. commercial logistics vehicles, the next Orbital ATK Cygnus freighter takes flight…
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Atlas 5 rocket aims for Tuesday morning launch of supplies to space station
The Atlas 5 will be rolled to the launch pad on Monday. Credit: United Launch Alliance CAPE CANAVERAL — Air Force meteorologists on this Good Friday have released their initial forecast for Tuesday’s launch of a cargo ship to the International Space Station, predicting favorable conditions to fly the Atlas 5 booster on a commercial…
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Videos: Atlas 5 rocket stacked to launch Cygnus
This is video footage documenting stacking activities for the two-stage United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, standing 194 feet tall, to boost the commercial Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo freighter to the International Space Station. Activities occurred at Cape Canaveral’s Vertical Integration Facility. Liftoff is scheduled for April 18 at 11:11 a.m. EDT (1511 GMT). Video…