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In the Press Site auditorium of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA officials speak to members of the media on science and research work in progress aboard the International Space Station. NASA is preparing for the launch of Orbital ATK CRS-4, a commercial resupply services mission to the space station. Dr. Brian Motil, principal investigator for the Packed Bed Reactor Experiment from NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland speaks to the media. The Orbital ATK enhanced Cygnus pressurized cargo module will carry more than 7,000 pounds of hardware and supplies to the orbiting laboratory. Cygnus will launch atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at nearby Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.