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Orbital ATK’s Cygnus Completes 6th Cargo Delivery Mission to ISS


Orbital ATKTYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 2, 2016 — Orbital ATK‘s (NYSE: OA) Cygnus spacecraft has completed its sixth cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station as part of NASA‘s OA-5 mission, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday.

The mission marked the company’s return to flight operations at the space agency’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, as well as the second time Cygnus was utilized to support studies in space, Orbital ATK said Monday.

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