Post-Launch Status of Orbital ATK’s Mission to the ISS

On Oct. 17, Orbital ATK launched its Cygnus cargo spacecraft atop an Antares rocket to the International Space Station, from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Following the launch mission managers provided a status update on the mission. This is the sixth cargo mission to the International Space Station for Orbital ATK.