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Cygnus cargo carrier successfully launched -VIDEO

Turin, Italy - With pressurized cargo module by Thales Alenia Space, headed for the ISS

The Cygnus cargo carrier for the International Space Station (ISS) was successfully launched today from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on an Atlas V rocket. The Cygnus spacecraft comprises two modules: the Service Module and the Pressurized Cargo Module (PCM), developed and built by Thales Alenia Space for Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA). The PCM on this mission carried 3,519 kg (7,742 lb) of cargo, including...

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Rome, Italy, 03/23/2016 11:54
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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