Deke Slayton to fly, again

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Orbital ATK has christened its next Cygnus cargo freighter to fly to the International Space Station the S.S. Deke Slayton II. The company’s first attempt at honoring the late astronaut in 2014 ended in a launch failure. “We are going to give it another try and this time we’re confident we are going to do well,” said Dan Tani, a former astronaut and Orbital ATK’s senior director of mission and cargo operations. The Slayton II is targeted to launch in early December atop an Atlas V from Florida.

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