NASA launched the ISS launcher, created with the participation of Ukrainian companies

The main design of the first degree of missiles developed by the Yuzhnoye.

The Antares Booster with the Cygnus Space Shuttle was launched Saturday, Nov. 17 from the Virginia Spaceport, according to NASA.

"On the way to the ISS truck, Cygnus will deliver about 7,400 pounds of freight," the message said. Antares created the American Corporation Orbital ATK with the participation of several Ukrainian companies.

"Thus, the main design of first-degree missile developed by the design office" Southern "and carried out on" a machine-building plant South Makarov, "in cooperation with the Ukrainian companies" Hartron-Arkos " , "Hartron-UCOM", "Rapid", etc., Ukrainian specialists actively participated in Antares' tests, which took place in the United States, "wrote the ambassador of Ukraine from the United States, Valeriy Chaly, on Facebook.

He pointed out that the Antares rocket "is a successful example of cooperation between Ukrainian and US space industry companies in the field of peaceful space exploration.

"This is the rocket to deliver the cargo module" Cygnus "to the International Space Station," he added.

The Ambassador recalled that in June 2018, the American company Orbital ATK, a partner of Ukraine, had become a division of one of the most powerful defense companies – Northrop Grumman Inc.

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