Location
Convention Center
Start Date
27-2-2018 1:30 PM
Description
- Orbital ATK is the prime contractor and developer of the Cygnus spacecraft, providing logistics support to the International Space Station (ISS) under NASA’s Cargo Resupply Service (CRS) contract, including commercial and science payloads
- Cygnus is an advanced maneuvering spacecraft, incorporating elements drawn from Orbital ATK and its partners’ existing, flight-proven spacecraft technologies
- It is a semi-autonomous delivery system for pressurized and unpressurized payloads and cargo, that meets NASA’s human spaceflight rated vehicle requirements.
- The Cygnus system is a flight-proven, low-risk design with seven highly successful flights to date
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COinS
Feb 27th, 1:30 PM
Cygnus Payload Accommodations: Supporting ISS Utilization
Convention Center
- Orbital ATK is the prime contractor and developer of the Cygnus spacecraft, providing logistics support to the International Space Station (ISS) under NASA’s Cargo Resupply Service (CRS) contract, including commercial and science payloads
- Cygnus is an advanced maneuvering spacecraft, incorporating elements drawn from Orbital ATK and its partners’ existing, flight-proven spacecraft technologies
- It is a semi-autonomous delivery system for pressurized and unpressurized payloads and cargo, that meets NASA’s human spaceflight rated vehicle requirements.
- The Cygnus system is a flight-proven, low-risk design with seven highly successful flights to date
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