A Kamag transporter moves the Cygnus spacecraft inside a payload fairing to the Vertical Integration Facility at Space Launch Complex 41 so the spacecraft can be lifted into place atop the waiting United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. Built by Orbital ATK, the Cygnus is a cargo-only spacecraft that will take about 7,300 pounds of experiments, equipment and supplies to the International Space Station. The version launching on OA-4, the fourth operational cargo resupply flight for Orbital ATK, is an enhanced Cygnus that is capable of carrying 25 percent more mass than its predecessor.
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Kennedy Space Center
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United Launch Alliance
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A Kamag transporter moves the Cygnus spacecraft inside a payload fairing to the Vertical Integration Facility at Space Launch Complex 41 so the spacecraft can be lifted into place atop the waiting United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. Built by Orbital ATK, the Cygnus is a cargo-only spacecraft that will take about 7,300 pounds of experiments, equipment and supplies to the International Space Station. The version launching on OA-4, the fourth operational cargo resupply flight for Orbital ATK, is an enhanced Cygnus that is capable of carrying 25 percent more mass than its predecessor.