Orbital ATK Names Space Station Freighter for Fallen Columbia Astronaut

Wednesday, March 9, 2016 - 17:10 in Astronomy & Space

The next private U.S. spacecraft to fly cargo to the International Space Station will bear the name of the late NASA astronaut who commanded the ill-fated mission of the space shuttle Columbia. Orbital ATK named its next ship the "S.S. Rick Husband."

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