Media Invited to Orbital ATK Cargo Launch from Virginia | 20 May

Media Invited to Orbital ATK Cargo Launch from Virginia | 20 May

NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research.

NASA has achieved many powers and name in Space Research and in launching Rockets, Satellites, missiles etc. On 20th May something is going to happen same. For more details you can check official website of NASA. Link is in bottom corner. 

Media accreditation now is open for the launch of Orbital ATK’s ninth contracted cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station, currently targeted for no earlier than 5:04 a.m. EDT May 20.

The company’s Cygnus spacecraft will launch on an Antares launch vehicle from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s Pad-0A at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

To attend prelaunch events and the launch, media must send an accreditation request to Keith Koehler at keith.a.koehler@nasa.gov. The deadline for international media is May 2. Media who are U.S. citizens must apply by May 14.

For questions about accreditation or additional information, contact Koehler by email or at 757-824-1579.

Cargo resupply by U.S. companies ensures a national capability to deliver critical science research to the space station, significantly increasing NASA's ability to conduct new science investigations in the world’s only micro-gravity laboratory.

visit official site :     https://www.nasa.gov/orbitalatk