Aug 19, 2011

Michael Braukus/J D Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979/5241 michael j braukus@nasa gov/j d harrington@nasa gov

Keith Koehler Wallops Flight Facility, Va 757-824-1579 keith a koehler@nasa gov

Barron Beneski Orbital Sciences Corp , Dulles, Va 703-406-5528 beneski barron@orbital com

MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-173

SPACE STATION COMMERCIAL CARGO CARRIER ARRIVING AT NASA WALLOPS

WASHINGTON -- NASA's partnership with industry to develop transportation to the International Space Station reaches another milestone on Wednesday, Aug 24 The cargo module for Orbital Sciences Corp 's Cygnus spacecraft, which will carry supplies to the station, is scheduled to arrive at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia

Reporters are invited to cover the arrival of Cygnus' Pressurized Cargo Module (PCM) at 4 p m EDT Wednesday NASA officials and Orbital representatives will be available for interviews To attend, journalists must contact Keith Koehler at 757-824-1579 or e-mail keith a koehler@nasa gov by noon EDT on Aug 23

During the next several months, Orbital's engineering team will integrate the PCM with the Cygnus service module that includes the spacecraft's avionics, propulsion and power systems

The Cygnus spacecraft is scheduled for a demonstration flight early next year on an Orbital Taurus II launch vehicle under NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services agreement with the company Cygnus will launch from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport's pad 0A at Wallops For information about the spacecraft, visit:

http://www orbital com/CargoResupplyServices/

For information about NASA's commercial space transportation efforts, visit:

http://www nasa gov/exploration/commercial/index html

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