Prelaunch Status of Next Supply Mission to the Space Station.

A Dec. 2 briefing was held at the Kennedy Space Center to discuss preparations for the supply mission of Orbital ATK’s enhanced Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station. The Cygnus is scheduled to launch Dec. 3 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida to deliver more than 7,000 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory. This is Orbital ATK’s fourth contracted mission to the station under the agency’s Commercial Resupply Services contract.