Orbital ATK to launch its seventh commercial resupply mission to space station on March 19!

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New Delhi: NASA commercial provider Orbital ATK is all set to launch its seventh contracted commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on March 19, 2017.

According to the US space agency, the Cygnus spacecraft is set to lift off on a Atlas V rocket during a 30-minute window that opens at approximately 10:56 p.m. EDT.

The spacecraft will launch on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) in Florida, as per reports.

The commercial spacecraft will carry crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory to support the Expedition 50 and 51 crews members.

The International Space Station is a convergence of science, technology and human innovation that demonstrates new technologies and makes research breakthroughs not possible on Earth.