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Old September 30th 13, 12:36 PM posted to sci.space.station
Jeff Findley[_2_]
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Default Congrats to Orbital for what looks to be a clean launch!

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Well, can't find anything newer, so did it work?
That Nasa site is becoming increasingly terrible to use, its slow, glitches
my sound and seems to be lacking some alt tags on graphics.
Shoddy, very shoddy..


Yes.

Statements on Berthing of Orbital Cygnus Spacecraft to the
International Space Station
Press Release Source: NASA HQ
Posted Sunday, September 29, 2013
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=41686

From the above press release:

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden:
"Today, with the successful berthing of the Orbital Sciences
Cygnus cargo module to the ISS..."

Jeff
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"the perennial claim that hypersonic airbreathing propulsion would
magically make space launch cheaper is nonsense -- LOX is much cheaper
than advanced airbreathing engines, and so are the tanks to put it in
and the extra thrust to carry it." - Henry Spencer