Main Engine Cut OffOA-5 Slips to Late September
Due to a variety of interrelated factors, including the company’s continuing processing, inspection and testing of the flight vehicle at Wallops Island, and NASA’s scheduling of crew activities on the International Space Station in preparation for upcoming cargo and crew launches, Orbital ATK is currently working with NASA to target a window in the second half of September for the launch of the OA-5 mission. A more specific launch date will be identified in the coming weeks.
They’re citing launch site testing and ISS scheduling as the cause for the delay, but it sort of feels like we’re not getting the whole story here.
Whenever it does go off, I’ll be there.