{"id":1339,"date":"2014-02-20T03:28:31","date_gmt":"2014-02-20T03:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orbitalhub.com\/?p=1339"},"modified":"2014-02-20T03:28:31","modified_gmt":"2014-02-20T03:28:31","slug":"cygnus-cargo-logistics-spacecraft-leaves-iss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orbitalhub.com\/?p=1339","title":{"rendered":"Cygnus Cargo Logistics Spacecraft Leaves ISS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: left; padding-right: 30px;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 5px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 5px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"601\" height=\"338\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JFWKe-7XNL4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 5px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Orbital dixit:<\/p>\n<p>Orbital Sciences Corporation,<br \/>\none of the world\u2019s leading space technology companies, today announced the<br \/>\nsuccessful completion of the first of eight Cygnus<sup>TM<\/sup> operational cargo<br \/>\nlogistics spacecraft missions to the International Space Station (ISS) as<br \/>\npart of the company\u2019s $1.9 billion Commercial Resupply Services (CRS)<br \/>\ncontract with NASA.  The Cygnus spacecraft unberthed from the ISS yesterday<br \/>\nmorning at 6:41 a.m. (EST), completing a 37-day stay at the orbiting<br \/>\nlaboratory.  Today, Cygnus reentered Earth\u2019s atmosphere over the Pacific<br \/>\nOcean east of New Zealand at approximately 1:20 p.m. (EST).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are very proud to have a second flawless cargo mission to the space<br \/>\nstation brought to a successful conclusion this afternoon,\u201d said Mr. David<br \/>\nW. Thompson, Orbital\u2019s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.  \u201cFollowing<br \/>\nCygnus\u2019 successful demonstration mission in late 2013 conducted under our<br \/>\nCOTS research and development partnership with NASA, the picture-perfect<br \/>\nexecution of the first operational mission is a great way to start the CRS<br \/>\ncontract.  We are looking forward to the next Antares launch and Cygnus<br \/>\ncargo delivery mission currently scheduled for early May.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The CRS-1 mission began on January 9, 2014 when Orbital\u2019s Antares<sup>TM<\/sup> rocket<br \/>\nlaunched Cygnus into orbit from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS)<br \/>\nlocated at NASA\u2019s Wallops Flight Facility in eastern Virginia.  Cygnus,<br \/>\nwhich carried 2,780 lbs. (1,260 kg.) of cargo and science payloads,<br \/>\nrendezvoused and berthed with the ISS three days later on January 12.<br \/>\nPrior to its departure from the station, the astronauts loaded the cargo<br \/>\nmodule with approximately 3,250 lbs. (1,477 kg.) of unneeded items for<br \/>\ndisposal.<\/p>\n<p>Under the CRS contract with NASA, Orbital is using Antares and Cygnus to<br \/>\ndeliver up to 44,000 lbs. (20,000 kg.) of cargo to the ISS over eight<br \/>\nmissions, including the CRS-1 flight just completed, through late 2016.<br \/>\nFor these missions, NASA will manifest a variety of essential items based<br \/>\non ISS program needs, including food, clothing, crew supplies, spare parts<br \/>\nand equipment, and scientific experiments.<\/p>\n<p>Preparations are already well advanced for the next Cygnus cargo delivery<br \/>\nflight, the CRS-2 mission, scheduled to take place in early May.  The<br \/>\nAntares rocket for the mission is now undergoing final assembly at Wallops<br \/>\nIsland, while the Cygnus spacecraft is being prepared for shipment to the<br \/>\nWallops launch site in mid-March.  The CRS-2 flight is expected to deliver<br \/>\nabout 3,630 lbs. (1,650 kg.) of cargo to the Space Station.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbital.com\/NewsInfo\/release.asp?prid=1887\">Read more about Cygnus&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 5px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Orbital dixit:Orbital Sciences Corporation,one of the world\u2019s leading space technology companies, today announced thesuccessful completion of the first of eight Cygnus<sup>TM<\/sup> operational cargologistics spacecraft missions to the International Space Station (ISS) aspart of the company\u2019s $1.9 billion Commercial Resupply Services (CRS)contract with NASA.  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