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ULA Launches Orbital ATK CRS Mission

Pat Host

Friday, April 21st, 2017

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United Launch Alliance (ULA) on April 18 successfully launched an Orbital ATK [OA] Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) mission to the International Space Station (ISS).Launch took place at 11:11 a.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., aboard an Atlas V rocket. This launch, called OA-7, is Orbital ATK’s seventh operational cargo mission under the CRS-1 contract.Following a 21-minute ascent, Cygnus was successfully deployed into its intended orbit, according to an Orbital ATK statement. The company said reliable communications have…

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