As part of NASA’s ongoing effort to deliver supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) using commercially-developed space systems, the second Pressurized Cargo Module (PCM) for Orbital’s Cygnus spacecraft arrived just before 8 p.m. (EDT) Wednesday, July 17, on an Antonov An-124 aircraft at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, Va. The PCM wi
As part of NASA’s ongoing effort to deliver supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) using commercially-developed space systems, the second Pressurized Cargo Module (PCM) for Orbital’s Cygnus spacecraft arrived just before 8 p.m. (EDT) Wednesday, July 17, on an Antonov An-124 aircraft at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, Va. The PCM will be used for the first of Orbital’s eight operational cargo delivery missions to the ISS under the Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract with NASA. This first contracted cargo flight will follow Orbital’s demonstration mission to the space station, which is scheduled for mid-September. (NASA/Brea Reeves)