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Orbital ATK to Launch 6th ISS Cargo Resupply Mission on Aug. 22


Orbital ATKTYSONS CORNER, VA, July 18, 2016 — Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) plans to launch its sixth International Space Station cargo resupply mission under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA by Aug. 22, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday.

The space agency said Friday Orbital ATK’s Cygnus spacecraft will launch from the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia aboard an Antares rocket and carry hardware and supplies to the space station.

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