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[b]NASA Television Coverage Set for Cygnus Launch to International Space Station[/b] NASA Television will provide coverage of Orbital Sciences' Cygnus cargo spacecraft mission to resupply the International Space Station this month. On the heels of a successful demonstration flight to the space station in September, Orbital Sciences is scheduled to launch a Cygnus capsule on an Antares rocket at 9:42 p.m. EST Wednesday, Dec. 18 (0242 GMT Dec. 19), from Launch Pad 0A at Wallops Flight Facility, Va. Launch coverage on NASA TV will begin at 9:15 p.m. EST (0215 GMT) NASA TV will air a comprehensive video feed of launch preparations and other footage related to the mission beginning at 6:45 p.m. EST (2345 GMT). On Tuesday, Dec. 17, briefings previewing the mission's science and a prelaunch status from Wallops will be broadcast on NASA TV at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. EST (1800 and 2000 GMT), respectively. The briefings will be replayed at Dec. 18 at 7 p.m. EST (0000 GMT), leading up to live coverage of the launch. NASA TV coverage of capture and installation will begin at 3:45 a.m. EST (0800 GMT) Dec. 21. Grapple is scheduled at 4:38 a.m. EST (0938 GMT). Coverage of the installation of Cygnus onto Harmony will begin at 5:45 a.m. EST (1045 GMT).
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