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Thales Alenia Space: launch of Cygnus

Turin, Italy - The The first enhanced version with Portable on Board Printer 3D

The fifth of eleven Cygnus resupply vessels for the International Space Station (ISS) was successfully launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on an Atlas V rocket. The Cygnus spacecraft is composed of two basic components: the Service Module and the Pressurized Cargo Module (PCM) developed by Thales Alenia Space for Orbital ATK. This PCM, flying in its enhanced configuration for...

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Rome, Italy, 12/09/2015 10:42
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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