Orbital Group ATK launched the 8th transport ship to the ISS station

An unmanned transport ship carrying 3,359kg of food and supplies to the astronauts living on the International Space Station (ISS) was launched from Wallops, Virginia, USA on November 12. .

According to the announcement, Orbital ATK Technology Exploration Group (USA) left the launch pad at 7:19 local time (ie 19: 19, Vietnam time), one day after the operation was postponed twice. appeared a plane in the Wallops Island area.

The transport ship Cygnus leaves the launch pad.(Source: spacenews.com).

Cygnus flew into orbit only after about 9 minutes leaving the launch pad, marking the Orbital ATK Group's eighth re-supply, as part of a $ 1.9 billion contract signed with Vu Aviation. US cylinder (NASA).

NASA expects Cygnus to connect to ISS sometime around 4.50 am on November 14 (1650 hrs Vietnamese time). According to the plan, six astronauts present on ISS will conduct dismantling supplies, then dispose of old equipment and waste onto Cygnus to leave the ISS on 4 December.

In addition to Orbital ATK, NASA also signed a contract with the US $ 1.6 billion space exploration technology group, which is responsible for launching Dragon transports carrying goods to the laboratory. space on the ISS station.

SpaceX's plan does not stop at providing goods to ISS but it also aspires to bring people to explore space in the coming decades, including plans in the 30s of the world. this century.