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OA-9 S.S. J.R. Thompson Cygnus berthing

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Channel: SciNews · 2018 · Science & Technology

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The OA-9 S.S. J.R. Thompson Cygnus was berthed to the International Space Station’s Earth-facing port of the Unity module on 24 May 2018, at 12:13 UTC (08:13 EDT). The cargo spacecraft was launched by an Orbital ATK Antares rocket from MARS Pad 0A, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia, on 21 May 2018, at 08:44 UTC (04:44 EDT). For the Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) OA-9 mission, Cygnus delivers 3,350 kg of cargo to the International Space Station. The OA-9 Cygnus Cargo Delivery Spacecraft is named after J.R. Thompson, a leader in the aerospace industry who held prominent positions at NASA, the Marshall Space Flight Center, and Orbital Sciences. 

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