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  • NASA’s Northrop Grumman 21st Cargo Resupply Services Launch

    NASA’s Northrop Grumman 21st Cargo Resupply Services Launch

    Watch a delivery of cargo, science, and supplies launch to the International Space Station! NASA, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX are now targeting no earlier than 11:02 a.m. EDT (1502 UTC) on Sunday, Aug. 4, for liftoff of Northrop Grumman’s uncrewed Cygnus spacecraft, carried on the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

    Scientific investigations traveling in the spacecraft include tests of water recovery technology and a process to produce blood and immune stem cells in microgravity, studies of the effects of spaceflight on engineered liver tissue and microorganism DNA, and live science demonstrations for students.

    Updates: https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialresupply/
    About the mission: https://www.nasa.gov/general/overview-for-nasas-northrop-grumman-21st-commercial-resupply-mission/

    Credit: NASA

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  • Launch of Northrop Grumman’s 20th Cargo Mission to the Space Station (Official NASA Broadcast)

    Launch of Northrop Grumman’s 20th Cargo Mission to the Space Station (Official NASA Broadcast)

    Northrop Grumman’s 20th cargo resupply mission launches to the International Space Station, powered by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Liftoff on Tuesday, Jan. 30 is set for 12:07 p.m. EST (1707 UTC). The Cygnus capsule carries over 8,200 pounds (3,700 kg) of cargo, including space station hardware, crew supplies, and research that can only be done in microgravity. Science and technology experiments aboard include a robotic surgery tech demonstration, and tests of a 3D metal printer, semiconductor manufacturing, and thermal protection systems for re-entry.

    Find out what else is on board: https://www.nasa.gov/missions/station/iss-research/nasa-science-launches-to-space-station-20th-northrop-grumman-mission/

    Credit: NASA

    #NASA #SpaceStation #Launch #NorthropGrumman #SpaceX

  • Launch of Northrop Grumman’s 19th Cargo Mission to the Space Station (Official NASA Broadcast)

    Launch of Northrop Grumman’s 19th Cargo Mission to the Space Station (Official NASA Broadcast)

    Watch live as medical studies, a new water dispenser, artwork from students around the world, and other research and supplies lift off for the International Space Station on Northrop Grumman’s next rocket launch from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility at Wallops Island, Virginia.

    The mission’s uncrewed Cygnus spacecraft (named S.S. Laurel Clark) is scheduled to blast off atop an Antares rocket no earlier than Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, at 8:31 p.m. EST (0031 Aug. 2 UTC), docking with the ISS on Friday, Aug. 4.

    Credit: NASA

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  • Science Launching on Northrop Grumman CRS-17 Mission to the Space Station

    Science Launching on Northrop Grumman CRS-17 Mission to the Space Station

    Scientific investigations on skin aging and tumor cells, along with tests of technology for oxygen production, batteries, and growing plants, all travel on the 17th Northrop Grumman commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. The Cygnus spacecraft is scheduled for liftoff no earlier than Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia. More: https://go.nasa.gov/3KPKvpX

  • Northrop Grumman Cargo Launch to the Space Station from NASA Wallops

    Northrop Grumman Cargo Launch to the Space Station from NASA Wallops

    Watch live as Northrop Grumman launches its Antares rocket and Cygnus spacecraft on a resupply mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff is targeted for 12:36 p.m. EST from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

    The “S.S. Katherine Johnson” Cygnus spacecraft is named after Katherine Johnson, a NASA mathematician whose love of numbers helped send astronauts into Earth’s orbit and then to the Moon! This mission will bring with it 8,000 pounds of cargo including several technology development demonstrations, crew supplies, and vehicle hardware to the orbiting laboratory.

  • Northrop Grumman Cargo Launch to the Space Station from NASA Wallops

    Northrop Grumman Cargo Launch to the Space Station from NASA Wallops

    Tune in to watch live as Northrop Grumman launches its Antares rocket and Cygnus spacecraft on a resupply mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff is now targeted for 9:16 p.m. EDT from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. A previous launch attempt on Oct. 1 was scrubbed. Payloads on board Cygnus include research to help identify targeted cancer therapies, a new space toilet, a crop of radishes that will grow in the station’s advanced plant habitat, a virtual reality camera that will capture a future spacewalk, and more.

  • Northrop Grumman Cargo Launch to the Space Station from NASA Wallops in Virginia

    Northrop Grumman Cargo Launch to the Space Station from NASA Wallops in Virginia

    Tune in to watch live as Northrop Grumman launches its Antares rocket and Cygnus spacecraft on a resupply mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff is now targeted for 9:38 p.m. EDT from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Payloads on board Cygnus include research to help identify targeted cancer therapies, a new space toilet, a crop of radishes that will grow in the station’s advanced plant habitat, a virtual reality camera that will capture a future spacewalk, and more.

  • Northrop Grumman Antares and Cygnus Launch to the International Space Station

    Northrop Grumman Antares and Cygnus Launch to the International Space Station

    Watch a cargo spacecraft lift off from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on a resupply mission to the International Space Station! 🚀

    On Sat., Feb. 15 at 3:21 p.m. EST, Northrop Grumman’s 13th commercial resupply services mission launched on a resupply mission to the station. A previous launch attempt on Feb. 9 was scrubbed after off-nominal readings from a ground support sensor. The Cygnus cargo spacecraft, loaded with approximately 7,500 pounds of research, supplies and hardware, lifted off atop an Antares rocket from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport. This Cygnus spacecraft is named the S.S. Robert H. Lawrence in honor of the first African American to be selected as an astronaut.

  • Northrop Grumman Cygnus Cargo Launch to the Space Station

    Northrop Grumman Cygnus Cargo Launch to the Space Station

    We’re launching to space. 😎

    On Sun., Feb. 9 at 5:39 p.m. EST, Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Antares rocket and Cygnus spacecraft are scheduled to launch from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. This launch will carry thousands of pounds of cargo to our orbiting laboratory, the International Space Station. This cargo will make dozens of science investigations possible, all aimed at improving life on Earth through space-based research. Don’t miss live coverage starting at 5 p.m. EST! 🚀

  • Northrop Grumman’s CRS-13 Mission to the International Space Station: What’s on Board

    Northrop Grumman’s CRS-13 Mission to the International Space Station: What’s on Board

    Investigations studying fire safety, bone loss and phage therapy will be launching, along with additional scientific experiments and supplies, to the International Space Station on a Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft. The vehicle launches no earlier than Feb. 9 from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Learn more: https://go.nasa.gov/36DM9G3

  • Launch of Northrop Grumman CRS-12 Mission: Cygnus Delivers Cargo to International Space Station

    Launch of Northrop Grumman CRS-12 Mission: Cygnus Delivers Cargo to International Space Station

    On Sat., Nov. 2 at 9:59 a.m. EDT, Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket and Cygnus spacecraft launched from Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on a cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. Cygnus delivered around 8,200 pounds of research, supplies, and hardware to the orbiting laboratory, including supplies for upcoming spacewalks and student CubeSats.

    Read more about the mission: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-science-cargo-heads-to-space-station-on-northrop-grumman-mission/