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Watch the take off of Orbital ATK cargo ship carrying two Greek micro-satellites (VIDEO)

Orbital ATK's Cygnus cargo ship dubbed SS John Glenn also carries supplies for the ISS

Newsroom April 18 06:20

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket that will carry supplies to the International Space Station has launched from the Ccomplex 41 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

The mission named SS John Glenn in honor of the famous astronaut carries supplies for the International Space Station along with a number of micro-satellites, two of which (UPSat & DUTHSat) were made in Greece by Greek Universities.

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