Atlas V 401 | Cygnus CRS OA-6 (S.S. Rick Husband)
Launch Successful
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March 23, 2016, 3:05 a.m.
Launch Window
March 23, 2016, 3:05 a.m. - March 23, 2016, 3:35 a.m.
March 23, 2016, 3:05 a.m. - March 23, 2016, 3:35 a.m.
This is the sixth flight of Orbital ATK's unmanned resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its fifth flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Orbital ATK named the vehicle after astronaut Rick Husband who was the commander of STS-107.
An Atlas V with a 4 meter diameter fairing, no boosters and a single centaur upper stage engine.
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Cygnus CRS OA-6, also known as Orbital ATK CRS-6, is the sixth flight of the Orbital ATK unmanned resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its fifth flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. The Cygnus spacecraft for this mission is named the S.S. Rick Husband in honor of astronaut Rick Husband.
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United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. ULA launches from both coasts of the US. They launch their Atlas V vehicle from LC-41 in Cape Canaveral and LC-3E at Vandeberg. Their Delta IV launches from LC-37 at Cape Canaveral and LC-6 at Vandenberg.
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