{"id":56619,"date":"2014-07-13T20:40:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-14T00:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-349407"},"modified":"2023-07-26T14:43:05","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T18:43:05","slug":"nasa-cargo-launches-to-space-station-aboard-orbital-sciences-resupply-mission","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-cargo-launches-to-space-station-aboard-orbital-sciences-resupply-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Cargo Launches to Space Station aboard Orbital Sciences Resupply Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\nA multitude of NASA research investigations, crew provisions, hardware and science experiments from across the country is headed to the International Space Station aboard Orbital Sciences Corp.\u2019s Cygnus spacecraft. The cargo craft launched aboard Orbital\u2019s Antares rocket from NASA\u2019s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia at 12:52 p.m. EDT Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The mission is the company\u2019s second cargo delivery flight to the station through a $1.9 billion NASA Commercial Resupply Services contract. Orbital will fly at least eight cargo missions to the space station through 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Orbital-2 mission is carrying almost 3,300 pounds of supplies to the station, which will expand the research capability of the Expedition 40 crew members. Among the research investigations headed to the orbital laboratory are a flock of nanosatellites designed to take images of Earth, developed by Planet Labs of San Francisco; and a satellite-based investigation called TechEdSat-4 built by NASA\u2019s Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California, which aims to develop technology that will eventually enable small samples to be returned to Earth from the space station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An experiment managed by Ames called Smart Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient Experimental Satellites (SPHERES) features a sensor and multiple cameras to enable 3-D mapping and robotic navigation inside the space station. In addition, a host of student experiments are on board as part of the Student Spaceflight Experiment Program, an initiative of the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education and NanoRacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Expedition 40 Commander Steve Swanson of NASA, with help from Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency, will use the station\u2019s robotic arm to take hold of Cygnus at 6:39 a.m. Wednesday, July 16. In August, the capsule, which will be filled with trash, will depart the station and burn up during reentry in Earth\u2019s atmosphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The International Space Station is a convergence of science, technology and human innovation that demonstrates new technologies and makes research breakthroughs not possible on Earth. The space station has been continuously occupied since November 2000. In that time, it has been visited by more than 200 people and a variety of international and commercial spacecraft. The space station remains the springboard to NASA\u2019s next great leap in exploration, including future missions to an asteroid and Mars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about the Orbital-2 mission and the International Space Station, visit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/station\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/station<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-end-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rachel Kraft<br>\nHeadquarters, Washington<br>\n202-358-1100<br>\nRachel.h.kraft@nasa.gov<br>\nDan Huot<br>\nJohnson Space Center, Houston<br>\n281-483-5111<br>\ndaniel.g.huot@nasa.gov<br>\nKeith Koehler<br>\nWallops Flight Facility, Virginia<br>\n757-824-1579<br>\nkeith.a.koehler@nasa.gov<br>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A multitude of NASA research investigations, crew provisions, hardware and science experiments from across the country is headed to the International Space Station aboard Orbital Sciences Corp.\u2019s Cygnus spacecraft. The cargo craft launched aboard Orbital\u2019s Antares rocket from NASA\u2019s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia at 12:52 p.m. EDT Sunday. 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The Cygnus spacecraft is filled with over 3,000 pounds of supplies for the International Space Station, including science experiments, experiment hardware, spare parts, and crew provisions. The Orbital-2 mission is Orbital Sciences' second contracted cargo delivery flight to the space station for NASA. 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