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It will also perform tests on its way back to Earth in a few months, including KREPE, a demo of an affordable thermal protection system to protect spacecraft
In this black and white infrared image, Northrop Grumman Corp.’s Antares 230+ rocket carrying the NG-16 Cygnus resupply spacecraft launches from Pad 0A of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) at 6:01:05 a.m. EDT on Tuesday. Photo Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky NG-16 Cygnus Launches, Honors Challenger Veteran, Heads to Space StationBy Ben Evans, on August 10th, 2021Laden with 8,200 pounds (3,700 kg) of payloads and supplies, Northrop Grumman Corp.’s NG-16 Cygnus cargo ship—named in honor of shuttle Challenger hero Ellison Onizuka, the first Asian-American astronaut—is zeroing-in on a berth at the International Space Station (ISS), following its late afternoon launch Tuesday from Pad 0A at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) on Wallops Island, Va. The station was approximately 260 miles (420 km) above the Indian Ocean at the instant of liftoff.Onizuka becomes the first member of the “Challenger Seven” to be so honored with an ISS-bound cargo ship in his memory. Previous spacecraft in the Cygnus fleet have already recognized two Columbia astronauts and one member of the ill-fated Apollo 1 crew.(...)
Wizualizacja oddzielania się od Cygnusa małej kapsuły powrotnej , która przetestuje TPS.CytujIt will also perform tests on its way back to Earth in a few months, including KREPE, a demo of an affordable thermal protection system to protect spacecrafthttps://twitter.com/ISS_Research/status/1424861082468896771
The second stage of the Antares rocket that launched Cygnus NG-16 reentered over the Pacific at around 1612 UTC Aug 18
Welcome, Cygnus! Glad to have you on board. Thanks to you we not only have lots more science we can do up here, but we also had a pizza night on Saturday!
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