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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 08:58:14 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA to Preview Orbital Sciences Flight to Space Station

August 27, 2013

Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Rachel Kraft Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100

Report #M13-139

NASA to Preview Orbital Sciences Flight to Space Station

NASA will host a televised news conference at 4 p m EDT Wednesday, Sept 4, to preview the upcoming test flight of Orbital Sciences Corp 's Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station

The news conference 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 Cygnus is scheduled for launch Tuesday, Sept 17, from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia

Briefing participants are:

-- Michael Suffredini, International Space Station program manager

-- Alan Lindenmoyer, Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program manager

-- Frank Culbertson, Orbital Sciences Corp executive vice president

-- Courtenay McMillan, NASA flight director

The briefing will be broadcast live on NASA Television and on the agency's website

Reporters may ask questions from participating NASA centers or via telephone To participate by telephone they must dial Johnson's newsroom at 281-483-5111 no later than 15 minutes before the start of the briefing For those attending in person, the deadline for reporters to request credentials for Johnson is 5 p m EDT (4 p m CDT) Tuesday, Sept 3

During the test flight to the station, the Cygnus vehicle will test out several of its systems and capabilities Once the space station flight control team has verified the results of these objectives, the spacecraft will be cleared to approach the station several days after launch It will undergo a series of further tests and maneuvers and will ultimately arrive underneath the station, where the onboard crew will use the station's robotic arm to capture the cargo ship and install it on the bottom side of the station's Harmony module

Orbital Sciences Corp is the second of NASA's two partners taking part in the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services Program The goal is to work with private and public companies to create two new U S cargo vehicles to serve the needs of the space station crew The first company, SpaceX began its work in 2006 After a successful test flight in 2012, it began flying regular cargo missions to the station Orbital Sciences Corp began its work in 2008 and will begin regular missions to the space station after the demonstration flight

To watch the briefing online, and for other NASA TV streaming video, scheduling and downlink information, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

For information on the Orbital Sciences test flight to the International Space Station, visit:

http://www nasa gov/orbital

For information on the International Space Station, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

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