Cape Canaveral: A US company makes its debut this week as a space station delivery service. And the lone American aboard the orbiting lab is counting on a fresh stash of chocolate.
In an interview on Monday with The Associated Press, NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg said she can't wait for this weekend's arrival of a new cargo ship named Cygnus. She says it should be similar to other shipments at the International Space Station, even though it will be a first for Orbital Sciences.
Orbital Sciences is scheduled to launch an unmanned Antares rocket containing Cygnus on Wednesday.
NASA is paying Orbital Sciences and the California-based SpaceX company to keep the space station well stocked. The US space shuttle program, which did that work in the past, has ended.
In an interview on Monday with The Associated Press, NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg said she can't wait for this weekend's arrival of a new cargo ship named Cygnus. She says it should be similar to other shipments at the International Space Station, even though it will be a first for Orbital Sciences.
Orbital Sciences is scheduled to launch an unmanned Antares rocket containing Cygnus on Wednesday.
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