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Expedition 37/38 Crew Docks to the Space Station and Talks to Family Back on Earth – Video

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Expedition 37/38 Crew Docks to the Space Station and Talks to Family Back on Earth
After launching earlier in the day in their Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 37/38 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov ...

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International Space Station- Expedition 37 Arrives at Station, Docks to Poisk – Video

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International Space Station- Expedition 37 Arrives at Station, Docks to Poisk
A new trio of Expedition 37 residents has arrived at the International Space Station. Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov and Flight Engineers Mike Hopkins and Sergey...

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Space Station Live: Karen Nyberg’s Creative Skills and Technical Abilities – Video

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Space Station Live: Karen Nyberg #39;s Creative Skills and Technical Abilities
Public Affairs Officer Nicole Cloutier interviews NASA astronaut Megan McArthur about her friendship with Expedition 37 Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg. She dis...

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Orbital’s Cygnus Spacecraft Successfully Berths with the International Space Station

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Orbital Sciences Corporation (ORB), one of the worlds leading space technology companies, today announced that its Cygnus cargo logistics spacecraft successfully completed its rendezvous and approach maneuvers with the International Space Station (ISS) and was grappled and berthed with the station by the Expedition 37 astronaut crew earlier this morning. After Cygnus was launched into orbit by Orbitals Antares rocket on Wednesday, September 18 from NASAs Wallops Flight Facility, it completed an extensive series of in-orbit tests and orbit-raising maneuvers demonstrating its readiness to operate in close proximity to the ISS. Final approach to the station began at about 3:00 a.m. (EDT) this morning, culminating with the stations robotic arm grappling the spacecraft at 7:00 a.m. when it was about 10 meters away. Cygnus was then guided to its berthing port on the nadir side of the ISS Harmony module where its installation was completed just before 8:45 a.m.

This entire COTS demonstration mission has been executed in textbook fashion by the joint NASA and Orbital teams, from Antares launch 10 days ago to Cygnus berthing at the station this morning, said Mr. David W. Thompson, Orbitals President and Chief Executive Officer. A tremendous amount of hard work has gone into this five-year effort from our launch vehicle and spacecraft teams, and we are all exceptionally proud of their accomplishments. We look forward to moving ahead with regularly scheduled ISS cargo delivery missions for NASA as early as the end of the year.

Orbital and NASA cooperatively developed the Cygnus cargo spacecraft under the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program that started in 2008. For the COTS demonstration mission, Cygnus carried a relatively light load of cargo to the ISS. The ISS crew will start unpacking the 700 kg of cargo and supplies tomorrow, which includes food, clothing and experimental equipment. In early October, they will begin filling the cargo module with up to 800 kg of disposal cargo prior to its departure. For future missions, Cygnus has a total cargo up-mass capacity of 2,000 kg in its standard configuration, expanding to 2,700 kg in its enhanced design for later missions. This first Cygnus will remain at the ISS for 30 days before departing for a destructive reentry over the Pacific Ocean in late October.

Following the successful completion of the COTS demonstration mission, Orbital will begin to carry out operational missions under the $1.9 billion Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract with NASA. The company will deliver approximately 20,000 kg of cargo to the ISS on eight more Antares/Cygnus missions through 2016. Each Cygnus cargo ship will carry crew food, clothing and other supplies; spare parts and equipment; and scientific experiments to the space station.

About Cygnus

Orbital developed the Cygnus cargo spacecraft as part of its COTS joint research and development initiative with NASA. Cygnus consists of a common Service Module (SM) and a Pressurized Cargo Module (PCM). The SM incorporates avionics, power, propulsion and communications systems already successfully flown aboard dozens of Orbitals LEOStar and GEOStar satellites. The PCM, designed and built by Thales Alenia Space under a subcontract from Orbital, is based on the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) previously used with the Space Shuttle. With a full load of cargo and fuel, the standard-configuration Cygnus weighs about 5,200 kg at launch and generates 3.5 kw of electrical power while in orbit. It is capable of extended-duration missions of a year or longer in space.

About Orbital

Orbital develops and manufactures small- and medium-class rockets and space systems for commercial, military and civil government customers. The companys primary products are satellites and launch vehicles, including low-Earth orbit, geosynchronous-Earth orbit and planetary spacecraft for communications, remote sensing, scientific and defense missions; human-rated space systems for Earth-orbit, lunar and other missions; ground- and air-launched rockets that deliver satellites into orbit; and missile defense systems that are used as interceptor and target vehicles. Orbital also provides satellite subsystems and space-related technical services to government agencies and laboratories. More information about Orbital can be found at http://www.orbital.com. Follow the company on Twitter @OrbitalSciences.

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Orbital’s Cygnus Spacecraft Successfully Berths with the International Space Station

Cygnus cargo craft makes historic hookup with space station

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Marcia Dunn The Associated Press

Sep. 29, 2013 at 11:42 AM ET

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A video view from NASA TV shows the Cygnus cargo spacecraft attached to the International Space Station's Canadian-built robotic arm during its capture and berthing on Sunday. At the time, both vehicles were travelling over the Indian Ocean.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. NASA's newest delivery service made its first-ever shipment to the International Space Station on Sunday, another triumph for the booming commercial space arena that has its sights set on launching astronauts.

Orbital Sciences Corp.'s unmanned cargo ship, the Cygnus, pulled up at the orbiting lab with a half-ton of meals and special treats for the station astronauts who assisted in the high-flying feat.

With the smooth linkup, Orbital Sciences of Virginia became only the second company to accomplish such a far-flung shipment. The California-based SpaceX company took the lead last year.

Historic dayNASA officials along with White House representatives declared it a historic day.

"It was just a very, very impressive job ... I just couldn't be happier and more proud," said the NASA manager overseeing this commercial effort, Alan Lindenmoyer.

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[ISS] Launch Replays of Manned Soyuz TMA-10M on Russian Rocket Heading to Space Station – Video

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[ISS] Launch Replays of Manned Soyuz TMA-10M on Russian Rocket Heading to Space Station
FULL LAUNCH VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKgJqY1LphQ Launch replays from various cameras around the launch pad in Baikonur. A Russian Soyuz-FG rock...

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[ISS] Launch of Manned Soyuz TMA-10M on Russian Rocket Heading to Space Station – Video

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[ISS] Launch of Manned Soyuz TMA-10M on Russian Rocket Heading to Space Station
LAUNCH REPLAYS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVkPOr2cKs0 A Russian Soyuz-FG rocket blasted off from Baikonur today, September 25th 2013 at 20:58 UTC carry...

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