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1st LD : Orbital ATK resumes U.S. cargo missions to ISS months after rocket explosions

Xinhua, December 7, 2015 Adjust font size:

A private U.S. cargo spaceship was launched to the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday afternoon, months after two U.S. commercial shipments were destroyed in launch explosions.

A live broadcast by NASA TV showed Cygnus blasted off atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket as planned at 4:44 p.m. EST (2144 GMT) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

The launch of Orbital ATK's Cygnus spacecraft has been delayed three times this week due to bad weather, including thick clouds and high winds, but Sunday's launch appeared to go smoothly. Enditem