{"id":55406,"date":"2015-11-24T15:45:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-24T19:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-374247"},"modified":"2023-07-26T14:47:45","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T18:47:45","slug":"nasa-tv-coverage-set-for-fourth-orbital-atk-resupply-mission-to-space-station-2","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-tv-coverage-set-for-fourth-orbital-atk-resupply-mission-to-space-station-2\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA TV Coverage Set for Fourth Orbital ATK Resupply Mission to Space Station"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/m15-149.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1646\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/m15-149.jpg?w=1500\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Artist's concept of Orbital ATK's Cygnus spacecraft in orbit.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/m15-149.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/m15-149.jpg?resize=273,300 273w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/m15-149.jpg?resize=768,843 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/m15-149.jpg?resize=933,1024 933w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/m15-149.jpg?resize=1400,1536 1400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/m15-149.jpg?resize=365,400 365w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/m15-149.jpg?resize=547,600 547w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/m15-149.jpg?resize=820,900 820w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/m15-149.jpg?resize=1094,1200 1094w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Artist\u2019s concept of Orbital ATK\u2019s Cygnus spacecraft in orbit. <strong>Credits: Orbital ATK<\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>NASA commercial partner Orbital ATK is targeting Thursday, Dec. 3, for the launch of its fourth contracted mission to the International Space Station under the agency\u2019s Commercial Resupply Services contract. NASA Television coverage of the launch begins at 4:30 p.m. EST.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company\u2019s Cygnus spacecraft is set to lift off on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at 5:55 p.m., the beginning of a 30-minute launch window, from Space Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Cygnus will carry more than 7,000 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory to support dozens of approximately 250 science and research investigations that will occur during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/expeditions\/expedition45\/index.html\">Expeditions 45<\/a> and 46. This first Cygnus mission using the Atlas V launch system provides increased performance and flexibility to the Orbital ATK cargo delivery service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to launch coverage, NASA TV will air three briefings Wednesday, Dec. 2: several experts involved in the launch and mission will host an interactive discussion with the agency\u2019s social media followers from 9 to 10:30 a.m.; at 1 p.m., scientists and researchers will discuss some of the investigations to be delivered; at 2 p.m., mission managers will host a prelaunch news conference. A post-launch briefing will be held approximately two hours after launch. All briefings will air live on NASA TV and the agency\u2019s website. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new experiments arriving to the orbiting laboratory will challenge and inspire future scientists and explorers. Science payloads will offer a new life science facility that will support studies on cell cultures, bacteria and other microorganisms; a microsatellite deployer and the first microsatellite that will be deployed from the space station; and experiments that will study the behavior of gases and liquids, clarify the thermo-physical properties of molten steel, and evaluate flame-resistant textiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cygnus also will deliver replacement cargo items including a set of Microsoft HoloLens devices for use in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/nasa-microsoft-collaborate-to-bring-science-fiction-to-science-fact\/\">NASA\u2019s Sidekick project<\/a>, a safety jet pack astronauts wear during spacewalks known as SAFER, and high pressure <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/content\/air-supply-high-pressure-tanks-ready-for-space-station\">nitrogen and oxygen tanks<\/a> to plug into the station\u2019s air supply network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will be the first flight of an enhanced Cygnus spacecraft to the station. The cargo freighter now features a greater payload capacity, new UltraFlexTM solar arrays and new fuel tanks. Cygnus\u2019 pressurized cargo module has been extended and increases the spacecraft\u2019s interior volume capacity by 25 percent, enabling more cargo to be delivered with each mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Dec. 3 launch will result in the Cygnus spacecraft arriving at the space station on Sunday, Dec. 6. NASA crew members Kjell Lindgren and Scott Kelly will use the station\u2019s Canadarm2 robotic arm to reach out and capture Cygnus at approximately 5:30 a.m. NASA TV coverage of rendezvous and grapple of Cygnus will begin at 4 a.m. Cygnus will be the first cargo ship to be berthed to the Earth-facing port on the Unity module. Coverage of Cygnus\u2019 installation will begin at 7:15 a.m. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The spacecraft will spend more than a month attached to the space station before its destructive reentry into Earth\u2019s atmosphere in January 2016, disposing of about 3,000 pounds of trash.\u2028\u2028<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the launch does not occur on Dec. 3, the next launch opportunity would be at 5:33 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 4, resulting in a grapple and berthing on Dec. 7 or Dec. 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Media at the agency\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida also will have the opportunity to participate in tours on Tuesday, Dec. 1. Journalists will see the progress being made on NASA\u2019s Commercial Crew Program, which will return astronaut launches from U.S. soil to the space station, as well as the ground systems to support the Space Launch System rocket for missions to deep space and eventually on the journey to Mars. The deadline for media to apply for accreditation has passed. For more information about media accreditation, contact Jennifer Horner at 321-867-6598 or jennifer.p.horner@nasa.gov.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For an updated schedule of prelaunch briefings, events and NASA TV coverage, visit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>http:\/\/go.nasa.gov\/1MzW1Cj <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For NASA TV schedule and video streaming information, visit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nasatv<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For launch countdown coverage, NASA\u2019s launch blog, and more information about the mission, visit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/orbitalatk <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about the International Space Station, visit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/station<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-end-<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Stephanie Schierholz<br \/>\nHeadquarters, Washington<br \/>\n202-358-1100<br \/>\nstephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov<br \/>\nGeorge Diller<br \/>\nKennedy Space Center, Fla.<br \/>\n321-867-2468<br \/>\ngeorge.h.diller@nasa.gov<br \/>\nSean Elizabeth Wilson<br \/>\nOrbital ATK, Inc., Dulles, Va.<br \/>\n832-415-1254<br \/>\nsean.wilson@orbitalatk.com<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA commercial partner Orbital ATK is targeting Thursday, Dec. 3, for the launch of its fourth contracted mission to the International Space Station under the agency\u2019s Commercial Resupply Services contract. NASA Television coverage of the launch begins at 4:30 p.m. EST. 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