Orbital sciences will launch the first cygnus capsule into orbit atop the taurus ii launch vehicle .
轨道科学公司将用“金牛座2号”运载火箭发射它的第一个“天鹅座”太空舱到轨道上。
Also known as the cygnus loop , the veil nebula now spans nearly 3 degrees or about 6 times the diameter of the full moon .
面纱星云也被称为天鹅座环，现在的视角跨度近3度，即大约6倍满月的直径。
Cygnus , which is being launched under the commercial orbital transportation services ( cots ) contract , will eventually be used to resupply astronauts aboard the international space station ( iss ) .
Orbital sciences , based in virginia and best known for manufacturing satellites , plans to test its own antares rocket in the coming weeks , and to conduct its own test flight to the iss , using its cygnus spacecraft , sometime next year .
