[NASA HQ News] Media Invited to Orbital ATK Cargo Launch from Virginia

April 25, 2018
MEDIA ADVISORY M18-066

Media Invited to Orbital ATK Cargo Launch from Virginia
The Orbital ATK Antares rocket, carrying the Cygnus spacecraft, launches Nov. 12 from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops.
The Orbital ATK Antares rocket, carrying the Cygnus spacecraft, launches Nov. 12 from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia.
Credits: NASA/Bill Ingalls

Media accreditation now is open for the launch of Orbital ATK’s ninth contracted cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station, currently targeted for no earlier than 5:04 a.m. EDT May 20.

The company’s Cygnus spacecraft will launch on an Antares launch vehicle from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s Pad-0A at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

To attend prelaunch events and the launch, media must send an accreditation request to Keith Koehler at keith.a.koehler@nasa.gov. The deadline for international media is May 2. Media who are U.S. citizens must apply by May 14.

For questions about accreditation or additional information, contact Koehler by email or at 757-824-1579.

Cargo resupply by U.S. companies ensures a national capability to deliver critical science research to the space station, significantly increasing NASA's ability to conduct new science investigations in the world’s only microgravity laboratory.

Get more information about Orbital ATK, visit:

https://www.nasa.gov/orbitalatk

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