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The Commercial Crew & Cargo Program will extend human presence in space by enabling an expanding and robust U.S. commercial space transportation industry.
Commercial Crew
NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP) is an innovative partnership to help the United States industry develop space transportation systems that can safely launch astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) and other low Earth orbit destinations.
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Orbital Sciences Corporation
Spacecraft: Cygnus
Launch Vehicle: Antares
Launch Site: NASA Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, VA
Launch Pad: Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS)
Date: TBD
Time: TBD
Description: As part of its contract with NASA, Orbital Sciences Corporation will launch a cargo demonstration mission to the International Space Station after performing a series of tests.
Image above: Orbital Sciences Corporation's Antares rocket at the launch pad at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility. Over the next several months, Orbital plans a hot-fire test of the Antares first stage, the maiden flight of an Antares rocket, and a cargo delivery demonstration mission to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) Program. Photo Credit: NASA
Launch Vehicle: Antares
Launch Site: NASA Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, VA
Launch Pad: Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS)
Date: TBD
Time: TBD
Description: As part of its contract with NASA, Orbital Sciences Corporation will launch a cargo demonstration mission to the International Space Station after performing a series of tests.
Image above: Orbital Sciences Corporation's Antares rocket at the launch pad at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility. Over the next several months, Orbital plans a hot-fire test of the Antares first stage, the maiden flight of an Antares rocket, and a cargo delivery demonstration mission to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) Program. Photo Credit: NASAMission Extras
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Orbital - Cygnus/Antares
Orbital Sciences prepares the Antares rocket and Cygnus spacecraft for flight.
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