"John Glenn lived a life filled with firsts and broke barriers throughout his career, just like the tremendous men and women of the 45th Space Wing continue to do here daily", said Brig.
Today's launch of a robotic Cygnus cargo craft to the International Space Station was totally successful.
The latest Cygnus resupply spacecraft, named in honor of John Glenn, one of NASA's seven original astronauts, has been successfully launched by an Atlas rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and is headed to the International Space Station (ISS).
Eastern time from Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard a United Launch Alliance-built Atlas V rocket on a mission to deliver 7,600 pounds of food, clothing, crew supplies, spare parts, laboratory equipment, scientific experiments for the ISS crew.
Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth. In addition, the spacecraft is carrying an advanced plant habitat created to help researchers better understand how plants grow in space.
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And you have to keep in mind that the mission isn't primarily about the 360-degree launch video, which United Launch Alliance has provided before on a post-launch basis.
Thales Alenia Space has supplied Cygnus cargo modules to Orbital ATK since the start of the program.
But the live 360 stream appeared to completely miss the actual launch itself, with viewers seeing the rocket on the ground a second ago and then a red spot high in the sky.
This launch was supposed to happen in March, but a leak caused the flight to be grounded.
"We are sorry we missed Easter", said Culbertson, a former NASA astronaut, "but we're pretty sure they'll be excited about their Easter baskets and whatever great things International Space Station science put on board for them".
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