NASA TV to Broadcast Prelaunch Briefings for Upcoming Orbital ATK CRS-8 Mission
The Orbital ATK Antares rocket, with the Cygnus spacecraft aboard, is seen on launch Pad-0A, Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Orbital ATK’s eighth contracted cargo resupply mission with NASA to the International Space Station will deliver about 7,400 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory and its crew.
Media Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Orbital ATK is scheduled to launch its eighth commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station at 7:37 a.m. EST Saturday, Nov. 11 from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration TV will air two prelaunch briefings Friday, Nov. 10. Mission managers will provide an overview and status of launch operations at 11 a.m. Scientists and researchers will discuss some of the investigations and technology demonstrations to be delivered to the station at 3 p.m.
Watch NASA TV’s Prelaunch Briefings for the Orbital ATK CRS-8 Mission