NASA TV to Broadcast Orbital-2 Cygnus Launch and Mission to Space Station Online Today

After a series of delays, the launch of the Orbital-2 Mission to International Space Station (ISS) is set for a “go” at 12:52pm eastern, today. NASA Television will provide live coverage and internet viewers will get to watch the NASA TV broadcast online with the launch of Orbital’s Cygnus cargo spacecraft.

The resupply mission will blast off using an Antares Rocket from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s Launch Pad 0A at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility. Severe weather in the Wallops area during this past week led to Orbital’s decision to postpone launch to today.

Watch NASA TV online live streaming video of Cygnus Orbital-2 Launch and Mission:



The live online video stream from NASA TV will provide coverage of launch preparations and other footage related to the mission beginning at 11:30 a.m., folloed by the launch coverage beginning at noon. This will all be followed by a post-launch news conference about an hour-and-a-half after launch.

In addition to the online video of the launch, NASA is also using the internet to let the public ask questions. Anyone interested can do so via social media using the hashtag #AskNASA.

At launch the Cygnus will carry about 3,300 pounds of supplies for the station, including science experiments to expand the research capability of the space station’s Expedition 40 crew members aboard the station, crew provisions, spare parts and experiment hardware.

If all goes as planned, the Cygnus spacecraft will arrive for capture by the space station’s on robotic arm on Wednesday, July 16. The vehicle will then be installed on the Earth-facing port of the station’s Harmony module. This capture and docking of Cygnus on the ISS will also be carried live on NASA TV, and online, beginning at 5:15 a.m. that day.