Days after Dragon returns, NASA readies Cygnus launch

Computerworld: Two days after a SpaceX Dragon cargo craft left the International Space Station and returned to Earth, Orbital Science Corp.'s Cygnus cargo spacecraft is getting ready for a Monday launch.

Carrying about 5,000 pounds of crew provisions, spare parts and scientific experiments, Cygnus is set to ride on an Antares rocket that is scheduled for liftoff from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia at 6:45 p.m. ET.

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