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Space

Fourth Time’s The Charm For Orbital ATK, United Launch Alliance

Pat Host

Monday, December 7th, 2015

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Fourth Time’s The Charm For Orbital ATK, United Launch Alliance

ULA's Atlas V rocket launches on Dec. 6 on Orbital ATK's fourth Cargo Resupply Services (CRS) mission for NASA. Photo: ULA.

Orbital ATK [OA] and United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully launched Orbital ATK’s Cargo Resupply Services (CRS) mission Sunday after poor weather at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., scrubbed three launch attempts over the three previous days.Orbital ATK’s Cygnus capsule is due to rendezvous with the International Space Station (ISS) Wednesday at roughly 6:10 a.m. EST, according to a company statement. Cygnus will remain attached to ISS for approximately 50 days before departing with approximately 5,050 pounds of disposable cargo…

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