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In the Press Site auditorium of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA officials and industry leaders speak to media at a prelaunch news conference for Orbital ATK CRS-4, a commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Todd McNamara, launch weather officer, 45th Weather Squadron, answers questions from 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.