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August 30, 2013

NASA To Preview Orbital Sciences Flight To Space Station

Event To Be Held Following Flight Readiness Meeting Next Week

NASA will host an event to preview the upcoming test flight of Orbital Sciences Corp.'s Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station. The event will originate from NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston at the conclusion of a meeting in which senior NASA managers, space station partners and Orbital Sciences officials will evaluate the spacecraft's readiness for flight and be shown on NASA TV. Cygnus is scheduled for launch Tuesday, Sept. 17, from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

Payload To Support National Defense Interests

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying a payload for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) lifted off from Space Launch Complex-6 at California's Vandenberg Air Force Base at 1103 PDT Wednesday. Designated NROL-65, the mission is in support of national defense.

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