Orbital ATK Group resumed shipping operations to ISS

Two years after the unforgettable disaster in the history of the US Aerospace Agency (NASA), on October 17, Orbital ATK space exploration technology successfully launched the missile Antares carrying ships. Unmanned supplies to the International Space Station (ISS).

Cygnus will arrive in ISS on October 23 and depart for Earth 1 month later.

The Antares 230 has left the launch pad at the Wallops Flight Center, in Virginia state, on the morning of October 18 (Vietnam time). After leaving the launch pad for about 5 minutes, the missile was removed from the Cygnus transport vessel carrying 2.3 tons of food and the necessary scientific equipment for the 6 astronauts on the ISS.

Under the plan, Cugnus will arrive in ISS on October 23 and depart for Earth a month later.

Previously, in 2014, Orbital ATK had trouble with the ISS resupply mission when the Antares rocket exploded only 6 seconds after leaving the launch pad in Virginia state. This is considered one of the most unforgettable disasters in NASA's history.

While NASA and the Orbital ATK group admitted that the explosion occurred in one of the rocket fuel pumps, the cause of the explosion has not been clarified.

Orbital company currently has a contract worth $ 1.9 billion with NASA on the implementation of eight freight trains to the ISS station. NASA is strategically hiring private companies to carry out the task of transporting goods to space instead of doing it on its own to focus resources on other projects.