On Oct. 17, 2016, Orbital ATK returned to flight and successfully launched a cargo shipment to the International Space Station. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com
The private spaceflight company was contracted by NASA to fly cargo to the ISS, and stakes were high for this launch. Orbital ATK's last attempt nearly two years earlier ended in a catastrophic explosion. Despite some delays, the newly upgraded Antares rocket flawlessly blasted off into the night sky from Wallops Island in Virginia. Six days later, the Cygnus cargo spacecraft arrived at the ISS to deliver food, supplies and science experiments to the crew.
The private spaceflight company was contracted by NASA to fly cargo to the ISS, and stakes were high for this launch. Orbital ATK's last attempt nearly two years earlier ended in a catastrophic explosion. Despite some delays, the newly upgraded Antares rocket flawlessly blasted off into the night sky from Wallops Island in Virginia. Six days later, the Cygnus cargo spacecraft arrived at the ISS to deliver food, supplies and science experiments to the crew.
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00:00On this day in space.
00:03In 2016, Orbital ATK returned to flight
00:06and successfully launched a cargo shipment to the International Space Station.
00:09The private spaceflight company was contracted by NASA
00:12to fly cargo to the ISS, and stakes were high for this launch.
00:15Orbital ATK's last attempt nearly two years earlier
00:18ended in a catastrophic explosion.
00:21Despite some delays, the newly upgraded Antares rocket
00:24flawlessly blasted off into the night sky from Wallops Island in Virginia.
00:27Six days later, the Cygnus cargo spacecraft arrived at the ISS
00:30to deliver food, supplies, and science experiments to the crew.
00:33And that's what happened on this day in space.
00:36♪