
United Launch Alliance (ULA) and Orbital ATK [OA] late Tuesday successfully launched Orbital’s Cygnus spacecraft toward the International Space Station (ISS) as part of a Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) mission for NASA, according to company statements.Launch took place at 11:05 p.m. EDT at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., on a ULA Atlas V. ULA said Cygnus, at more than 16,000 pounds, was the heaviest payload to launch on an Atlas V to date. Cygnus is set to grapple with ISS…