Booster Arrives to Prep for Orbital ATK CRS-6 Launch

ULA Atlas V first stage arriving and offloading at wharf and being transported to the ASOC for Orbital ATK CRS-6ULA Atlas V first stage arriving and offloading at wharf and being transported to the ASOC for Orbital ATK CRS-6 The United Launch Alliance Atlas V first stage that will help launch the Orbital ATK Cygnus pressurized cargo module is offloaded from ULA’s Delta Mariner barge (above) Feb. 5 at Port Canaveral in Florida.

The booster was transported to the Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center (right) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to prepare for the upcoming launch of the Orbital ATK Commercial Resupply Services OA-6 flight to the International Space Station. The Cygnus module will carry hardware and supplies to the space station. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett