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Artykuły o NG Cygnus
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Northrop Grumman names cargo spacecraft for NASA 'Hidden Figure'


Northrop Grumman's NG-15 Cygnus cargo ship, named the "S.S. Katherine Johnson" in honor of the NASA mathematician, is seen being prepared for its launch to the International Space Station at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. (Northrop Grumman)

February 2, 2021 — A NASA mathematician whose calculations helped send the first American into orbit is being honored as the namesake for a resupply craft that will support the astronauts circling Earth today.

Should schedules hold, the S.S. Katherine Johnson, a Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo ship, will launch to the International Space Station on Feb. 20 — 59 years to the day after Johnson's work made John Glenn's Mercury mission a possible.

"In celebration of Black History Month, Northrop Grumman announced the name of our NG-15 Cygnus spacecraft in honor of Katherine Johnson, a NASA mathematician who overcame barriers of race and gender," the company wrote in a Feb. 1 press release. "It is the company's tradition to name each Cygnus spacecraft after an individual who has played a pivotal role in human spaceflight."



Mathematician Katherine Johnson, seen here in 1966, worked as a "human computer" at NASA's Langley Research Center in Virginia, helping to calculate astronat trajectories. Johnson, died on Feb. 24, 2020, at the age of 101. (NASA)

Johnson, who died at age of 101 on Feb. 24, 2020, was among a pool of African-American women whose role it was to be the human "computers" for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, the predecessor agency to NASA. Johnson and her colleagues performed the mathematical work needed by the engineers to advance their aeronautical work.

After NASA was founded in 1958, Johnson transitioned to the Space Task Group at Langley Research Center in Virginia, calculating the suborbital and orbital trajectories for the early U.S. human spaceflights. As part of her work, Johnson became the first woman in NASA's flight research division to be credited as the author of a report.

Years later, after Johnson retired and a book and a movie brought her and her fellow "Hidden Figures" stories to the public's attention, Johnson's contributions to NASA were further recognized with the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal, as well as the naming of NASA's Computational Research Facility and the roadway in front of NASA's Headquarters building in Washington, DC. Mattel also modeled a Barbie doll after Johnson's appearance.

The NG-15 Cygnus is the first spacecraft to fly under Johnson's name.

"Her work at NASA quite literally launched Americans into space and her legacy continues to inspire young black women every day. Northrop Grumman is proud to celebrate the life of Katherine Johnson and her endlessly perseverant spirit," the company said.

The S.S. Katherine Johnson will launch atop a Northrop Grumman Antares rocket from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island in Virginia. The uncrewed capsule will deliver approximately 8,200 pounds (3,720 kg) of science experiments, supplies and hardware for the space station's Expedition 64 crew.

After about two months berthed to the station, the Katherine Johnson will depart and deploy a number of CubeSats — including 42 ThinSats as part of an outreach program for students by the Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority — before performing a destructive re-entry into Earth's atmosphere.

The S.S. Katherine Johnson is the second Cygnus to be named for a Black space pioneer. The S.S. Robert Lawrence was named for the first African American to be selected as an astronaut when it launched in February 2020.

Other Cygnus spacecraft namesakes have included former company executive J.R. Thompson and NASA astronauts David Low, Gordon Fullerton, Janice Voss, Deke Slayton, Rick Husband, Alan Poindexter, John Glenn, Gene Cernan, John Young, Roger Chaffee and Alan Bean. The most recent Cygnus, which launched in October 2020 and departed the space station in January, was named the S.S. Kalpana Chawla after the first Indian-born woman to enter space.

    

NASA's (at left) and Northrop Grumman's insignia for the NG-15 commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. (NASA/NG)

Source: http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-020221a-northrop-grumman-ng15-katherine-johnson.html
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Orbital Plans to Develop Cygnus-Based Crew Capsule
Amy Klamper September 11, 2009



WASHINGTON — Dulles, Va.-based Orbital Sciences Corp. is throwing its hat into NASA’s commercial-crew transport ring with plans to develop a crew capsule based on the company’s Cygnus cargo module, according to industry sources.
https://spacenews.com/orbital-plans-develop-cygnus-based-crew-capsule/

Mitsubishi To Supply Orbital With Electronics for Cygnus
SpaceNews Staff October 26, 2009



Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp. said Oct. 22 it had concluded a $66 million deal with Dulles, Va.-based Orbital Sciences Corp. to supply Proximity Link System components that will guide Orbital’s unmanned Cygnus cargo vehicle to the international space station.

The Proximity Link System components were originally developed for Japan’s automated H-2 Transfer Vehicle, which made its first cargo run to the space station in September.
https://spacenews.com/mitsubishi-supply-orbital-electronics-cygnus/

Dutch Space To Build Solar Arrays for Cygnus
Peter B. de Selding November 12, 2009



PARIS — Dutch Space B.V. of the Netherlands will provide solar arrays for nine Orbital Sciences’ Cygnus unmanned cargo ferries to supply the international space station under a contract valued at more than $35 million, Dutch Space announced Nov. 12.

The contract highlights the trans-Atlantic design of Cygnus, whose exterior shell is being built by Thales Alenia Space of Turin, Italy. Dutch Space also provides solar arrays for Europe’s Automated Transfer Vehicle, which has flown once and is scheduled to make a second flight to the space station in November 2010.
https://spacenews.com/dutch-space-build-solar-arrays-cygnus/

1st Cygnus Cargo Module Shipped to Orbital Sciences
SpaceNews Staff June 6, 2011



Thales Alenia Space of France and Italy announced May 30 it had shipped the first Cygnus space station cargo transport module to Orbital Sciences Corp. for a planned launch aboard Orbital’s Taurus 2 rocket in December from the new Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

Thales Alenia Space’s Turin, Italy, plant contracted with Dulles, Va.-based Orbital in June 2009 to deliver nine Cygnus pressurized cargo modules, starting with a standard version capable of carrying 2,000 kilograms of payload. The final five deliveries will be of the enhanced Cygnus version, which can carry 2,700 kilograms of cargo.
https://spacenews.com/1st-cygnus-cargo-module-shipped-orbital-sciences/

Orbital’s Cygnus Cargo Tug Arrives at Wallops Island
SpaceNews Staff August 29, 2011



Orbital Sciences Corp.’s first Cygnus pressurized cargo module arrived Aug. 24 at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia in preparation for a 2012 demonstration launch to the international space station.

“This is one more important step in our partnership with U.S. private industry to build safe, reliable and cost effective cargo transportation systems,” Phillip McAlister, NASA’s acting director of commercial spaceflight development, said in a joint statement issued by NASA and Orbital Sciences.
https://spacenews.com/orbitals-cygnus-cargo-tug-arrives-wallops-island/

Orbital Revises Schedule for Taurus 2 and Cygnus Debuts
Peter B. de Selding October 21, 2011


The Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at Wallops Island, Virginia. Credit: Orbital ATK

PARIS — Satellite and rocket builder Orbital Sciences said Oct. 20 the inaugural launch of its Taurus 2 rocket and the vehicle’s delivery of supplies to the international space station have been postponed again, by between two and three months, following delays in making the rocket’s launch base ready for operations.

The Wallops Island, Va., launch base, being developed by the Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority, will not be completed before the week of Oct. 24, with final certification and handoff to Orbital expected in early January, the company said.
https://spacenews.com/orbital-revises-schedule-taurus-2-and-cygnus-debuts/

Orbital Orders Additional Battery Sets for Cygnus
SpaceNews Staff July 23, 2012

Dulles, Va.-based spacecraft and rocket builder Orbital Sciences Corp. ordered five more flight sets of batteries for its Cygnus space station resupply vehicle from GS Yuasa Lithium Power Inc. (GYLP), the Roswell, Ga.-based battery maker said in a July 16 press release. The LSE190 rechargeable lithium ion batteries Orbital ordered will be used for missions four through eight of the NASA Commercial Resupply Services contract. GYLP delivered batteries in 2011 for Orbital’s upcoming Cygnus demonstration flight and first three Cargo Resupply Services missions.
https://spacenews.com/orbital-orders-additional-battery-sets-cygnus/

Cygnus on Deck after Successful Antares Debut
Dan Leone April 24, 2013



WASHINGTON — With the inaugural launch of its Antares medium-lift rocket in the books, Orbital Sciences Corp. of Dulles, Va., is now preparing for another maiden flight: that of the Cygnus space freighter the company developed with help from NASA.

The first Cygnus mission is tentatively scheduled for June or July, and its successful completion would clear the way for Orbital to start flying 20,000 kilograms of cargo to the international space station for NASA under an eight-flight, $1.9 billion contract signed in 2008.
https://spacenews.com/35030cygnus-on-deck-after-successful-antares-debut/

Orbital’s Cygnus Cargo Tug Arrives at Wallops Island
Peter B. de Selding July 18, 2013



GLASGOW, Scotland — Thales Alenia Space of Italy has delivered the second of nine pressurized cargo-supply modules for the international space station to customer Orbital Sciences Corp.’s Wallops Island, Va., facility, Thales Alenia Space announced July 18.

The initial unit was delivered to Orbital in 2011. Dulles, Va.-based Orbital is preparing the launch of the unit, which Orbital calls the Cygnus vehicle, in September aboard an Orbital-built Antares rocket under Orbital’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services demonstration agreement with NASA. Orbital must complete the demonstration before its cleared to begin making regular cargo runs under an eight-flight, $1.9 billion Commercial Resupply Services contract NASA awarded the company in 2008.
https://spacenews.com/36322orbitals-cygnus-cargo-tug-arrives-at-wallops-island/

Ousted from First Orion Flight, Circular ATK Solar Arrays Still Set To Power Cygnus
Dan Leone August 1, 2013



WASHINGTON — Orbital Sciences Corp.’s Cygnus space tug will head to the international space station (ISS) in September powered by a pair of rectangular solar arrays from Dutch Space, but by the time the tug makes its fifth flight to the orbital outpost, it will be sporting a distinctive pair of circular arrays ATK Aerospace developed for NASA’s Orion deep-space crew capsule.

Loosely scheduled for 2014 or 2015, Orbital’s fifth space station resupply mission coincides with the introduction of an enhanced version of Cygnus that can carry as much as 2,700 kilograms, up from the original 2,000 kilograms, according to Orbital spokesman Barron Beneski.
https://spacenews.com/36576ousted-from-first-orion-flight-circular-atk-solar-arrays-still-set-to-power/

LIVE | Orbital Sciences Antares/Cygnus Launch to ISS
Brian Berger September 18, 2013
https://spacenews.com/37282live-orbital-sciences-antarescygnus-launch-to-iss/

Cygnus on Way to Station, Orbital Sciences on Way to Collecting From NASA
Dan Leone September 23, 2013



WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. — Orbital Sciences Corp. launched its Cygnus cargo capsule toward the international space station (ISS) aboard the Antares rocket Sept. 18, marking the start of a demonstration delivery mission that, if successful, will clear the way for the Dulles, Va., company to start flying off a $1.9 billion NASA contract.

In its maiden flight, Cygnus separated cleanly from the second stage of Antares — which has now flown twice, counting a demo launch in April — at about 11:08 a.m. EDT, 10 minutes after liftoff from Pad 0A at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, a state-operated facility at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility here.
https://spacenews.com/37284cygnus-on-way-to-station-orbital-sciences-on-way-to-collecting-from-nasa/

Crew Arrival, Communications Glitch Further Delay Cygnus Berthing
Dan Leone September 23, 2013



WASHINGTON — Ceding priority to a Soyuz spacecraft scheduled to fly three crew members to the international space station Sept. 25, Orbital Sciences Corp. has postponed the berthing of its Cygnus spacecraft with the outpost until Sept. 28 at the earliest.

Cygnus, which has been in space since Sept. 18, was originally scheduled to berth with the station Sept. 22, but a miscommunication between the spacecraft and the station prompted the company and NASA to reschedule Cygnus’ arrival for Sept. 24. However, on the morning of Sept. 23, Orbital wrote on its website that Cygnus’ arrival would again be delayed to make room for an inbound Soyuz crew capsule.
https://spacenews.com/37348crew-arrival-communications-glitch-further-delay-cygnus-berthing/

First Cygnus Capsule Arrives at Space Station
Warren Ferster September 27, 2013



WASHINGTON — Following a weeklong delay, Orbital Sciences Corp.’s first Cygnus cargo module successfully berthed with the international space station (ISS), marking a critical milestone in the company’s efforts to field a commercial logistics system for the orbital outpost.

In its first demonstration flight, Cygnus was launched Sept. 18 atop Orbital’s Antares rocket, which was making only its second flight, from the Mid Atlantic Regional Spaceport on NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, Va. The capsule arrived at the station following a series of orbit-raising maneuvers and tests and was grappled by the outpost’s crew-operated robotic arm.
https://spacenews.com/37413first-cygnus-capsule-arrives-at-space-station/

Cygnus Payloads Get Power Units from Andrews Space
SpaceNews Editor October 7, 2013

Andrews Space, a Tukwila, Wash.-based manufacturer of spacecraft components and small satellites, delivered four power supply units that will provide electricity for payloads carried by the Cygnus spacecraft Orbital Sciences Corp. plans to use for its first contracted cargo run to the international space station (ISS).

Known as Cargo Module Power Units, each of the Andrews Space parts can “provide up to 150 Watts of [28-volt direct current] payload power to mid-deck locker payloads destined for the International Space Station aboard the Cygnus cargo vehicle,” the company wrote in a press release. “These units will be used on Orbital’s first operational cargo resupply mission scheduled for later this year.”
https://spacenews.com/37591cygnus-payloads-get-power-units-from-andrews-space/

Editorial | Orbital Makes Good with Cygnus
SpaceNews October 7, 2013



All but lost amid the latest outbreak of political insanity in Washington was an important milestone in NASA’s effort to commercialize human spaceflight and related operations in low Earth orbit: the Sept. 29 berthing of Orbital Sciences Corp.’s Cygnus cargo capsule with the international space station.

The accomplishment stands out in stark contrast to the entrenched fecklessness of the U.S. Congress, in particular the House of Representatives, which orchestrated a paralyzing federal government shutdown that has hit NASA especially hard. More than 90 percent of the space agency’s 18,000-strong workforce has been forced on unpaid furlough.
https://spacenews.com/37595editorial-orbital-makes-good-with-cygnus/

Cygnus Mission Set to Wrap Up Oct. 23; Shutdown Nonissue for Virginia Spaceport
Dan Leone October 10, 2013 Updated at 10:40 a.m. EDT



WASHINGTON — Orbital Sciences Corp.’s Cygnus cargo capsule will wrap up its first mission to the international space station (ISS) Oct. 23, when the expendable spacecraft is set to re-enter the atmosphere and burn up along with a load of trash.

Cygnus was launched Sept. 18 from Pad 0A at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS), a state-run facility located at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Va. The craft has been berthed with the station’s Harmony node since Sept. 29 and will detach from the orbital outpost Oct. 22, Orbital said in an Oct. 11 online post.
https://spacenews.com/37660cygnus-mission-set-to-wrap-up-oct-23-shutdown-nonissue-for-virginia/

Orbital Moves Cygnus Re-entry Up a Day, Prepares for Another Cargo Run in December
Dan Leone October 16, 2013



WASHINGTON — Orbital Sciences Corp. is planning to end its first cargo delivery mission to the international space station a little early, with the company’s now-trash-filled Cygnus spacecraft set for destructive re-entry over the Pacific Ocean Oct. 23, a spokesman said.

“It used to be Oct. 24, but in looking at the orbital mechanics of release, the team updated their burn schedule and Oct. 24 became Oct. 23,” Orbital spokesman Barron Beneski said in a phone interview Oct. 16.
https://spacenews.com/37729orbital-moves-cygnus-re-entry-up-a-day-prepares-for-another-cargo-run-in/

Orbital’s Cygnus Concludes First ISS Cargo Run
Dan Leone October 23, 2013



WASHINGTON — Orbital Sciences Corp. wrapped up its 35-day cargo delivery and disposal mission to the international space station (ISS) Oct. 23 when its Cygnus space capsule, which was unberthed from the outpost the day before, burned up as planned after re-entering the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean.

“We have lost the signal from Cygnus,” Orbital wrote in a Twitter message at 2:22 p.m EDT Oct. 23. “Reentry accomplished.”
https://spacenews.com/37834orbitals-cygnus-concludes-first-iss-cargo-run/

VIDEO | Orbital’s Cygnus Completes Mission
SpaceNews Editor October 24, 2013
https://spacenews.com/video-orbitals-cygnus-completes-mission/

Orbital Mates Cygnus to Rocket Ahead of First Contracted Cargo Launch
Dan Leone December 11, 2013



WASHINGTON — Orbital Sciences Corp. mated its Cygnus space capsule to its Antares rocket in preparation for the first of eight planned cargo delivery missions to the international space station through 2016.

The scheduled Dec. 18 launch, from a state-owned launch pad at NASA’s Wallops Island Flight Faculty on Wallops Island, Va., will be the third for Antares and the second for Cygnus, which delivered its first cache of cargo to the station in a Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) demonstration mission that wrapped up in October.
https://spacenews.com/38601orbital-mates-cygnus-to-rocket-ahead-of-first-contracted-cargo-launch/
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Northrop Grumman launches Cygnus cargo spacecraft to space station
by Jeff Foust — February 20, 2021 [SN]


A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket lifts off Feb. 20 carrying a Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Patrick Black

WASHINGTON — A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket launched a Cygnus spacecraft carrying supplies and experiments for the International Space Station Feb. 20.

The Antares 230+ rocket lifted off from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia at 12:36 p.m. Eastern. The Cygnus spacecraft separated from the rocket’s upper stage nine minutes later.

The Cygnus spacecraft, flying a mission designated NG-15 by NASA, will arrive at the space station early Feb. 22, and will be berthed to the station by the Canadarm2 robotic arm. The Cygnus will remain at the station for about three months.

The spacecraft is carrying 3,810 kilograms of cargo, primarily crew supplies, science payloads and station hardware. That hardware includes equipment to support the station’s life support systems and spare parts for the station’s toilet, as well as an additional “alternate sleep accommodation” for the station now that there are regularly seven people on the station rather than the six that had been the standard for years.

As with past cargo missions, the NG-15 mission is carrying a diverse array of science experiments and supporting equipment, such as a Hewlett Packard Enterprise computer system designed to allow researchers to perform data analysis on the station rather than having to transmit the data to Earth. Other payloads include studies of artificial retinal implants, protein crystal growth, and a radiation sensor similar to one that will be flown on future Orion spacecraft.

The increase in crew size has translated into increased time for research, NASA officials said at a Feb. 19 prelaunch briefing. Joel Montalbano, NASA ISS program manager, said the agency was averaging about 35 hours per week of crew time devoted to research prior to the arrival of the Crew-1 mission, with four astronauts on board, in November. That has since more than doubled.

After departing the station, Cygnus will deploy several cubesats from two systems provided by Nanoracks and Spaceflight. Frank DeMauro, vice president and general manager of tactical space at Northrop, said the Cygnus could perform additional “experiments with the spacecraft itself” before it performs a destructive reentry.

The Cygnus spacecraft is named the S.S. Katherine Johnson by Northrop Grumman after the late Black mathematician who supported early NASA missions and was one of the central figures in the book and movie Hidden Figures. Johnson died last year at the age of 101. “She is an inspiration to so many people, especially women of color, and proved time and time again that racial barriers and glass ceilings are breakable, and shouldn’t have been there in the first place,” said DeMauro.

Upcoming ISS activities

The Cygnus will be the second cargo spacecraft to arrive at the ISS in less than a week. The Russian Progress MS-16 spacecraft, launched late Feb. 14, docked with the station in the early morning hours of Feb. 17.

NASA is planning to conduct two spacewalks from the station Feb. 28 and March 5. On the first spacewalk, NASA astronauts Kate Rubins and Victor Glover will perform work to prepare for installation later this year of new solar arrays. On the second, Rubins and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi will carry out several maintenance tasks outside the station.

The station will then prepare for the arrival of three spacecraft currently scheduled for the month of April. NASA and Boeing plan to launch the CST-100 Starliner on a second uncrewed test flight no earlier than April 2. To prepare for that mission, Montalbano said the Crew-1 astronauts will relocate their Crew Dragon spacecraft from its current docking port to an alternate one in the latter half of March, freeing up its original docking port for the Starliner.

The Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft is set to launch to the station April 10. NASA announced Feb. 9 that it’s proposing to fly a NASA astronaut on that mission, which is currently scheduled to fly three Roscosmos cosmonauts, filing a procurement solicitation about its intent to do so through “in-kind” services rather than a cash payment.

Montalbano said at the briefing that there were no updates to those plans because the procurement solicitation was still open. That request for sources sought closed later Feb. 19, and he anticipated that afterwards “we’ll have the information and be ready to take the next steps.”

The SpaceX Crew-2 commercial crew mission is set to launch no earlier than April 20, transporting astronauts from NASA, ESA and JAXA to the station, allowing the Crew-1 mission to return to Earth in late April or early May. Montalbano said that NASA is in discussions with SpaceX about the failed Falcon 9 booster landing on its Feb. 15 launch to see if it involves any issues that could pose safety issues for that Crew-2 mission.

“We have an agreement with SpaceX to talk about any anomalies on any missions,” he said. “As of today, we’re working with them to better understand what happened, and right now it’s just too early to say if we’re going to have any impacts” on the Crew-2 mission.


Source: https://spacenews.com/northrop-grumman-launches-cygnus-cargo-spacecraft-to-space-station/


Northrop Grumman supply carrier delivers to International Space Station
February 22, 2021 Stephen Clark [SFN]


Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus supply ship completes its 15th cargo delivery to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA TV / Spaceflight Now

A Northrop Grumman Cygnus supply ship arrived at the International Space Station on Monday with more than 8,000 pounds of cargo, including new astronaut sleeping quarters, parts for the station’s toilet, and numerous biomedical and technology experiments.

The space station’s Canadian-built robotic arm, under the control of Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi, captured the Cygnus spacecraft at 4:38 a.m. EST (0938 GMT) Monday as the supply ship held position less than 40 feet, or about 10 meters, below the orbiting research outpost.

Source: https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/02/22/northrop-grumman-supply-carrier-delivers-cargo-to-international-space-station/
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Cygnus supply ship departs space station after four-month mission
June 29, 2021 Stephen Clark [SFN]


Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus supply ship is released from the International Space Station’s robotic arm at 12:32 p.m. EDT (1632 GMT) Tuesday. Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now

A Cygnus spacecraft owned by Northrop Grumman departed the International Space Station Tuesday, concluding a four-month mission that delivered more than 8,000 pounds of cargo. The automated resupply freighter will deploy five small CubeSats before re-entering the atmosphere and burning up over the Pacific Ocean.

Source: https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/06/29/cygnus-supply-ship-ready-to-end-four-month-mission/
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Antares launches NG-16 Cygnus space station cargo spacecraft
by Jeff Foust — August 10, 2021


A Northrop Grumman Antares lifts off from Wallops Island, Virginia, Aug. 10, carrying a Cygnus cargo spacecraft bound for the International Space Station. Credit: NASA TV

WASHINGTON — A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket launched a Cygnus cargo spacecraft Aug. 10 carrying more than 3,700 kilograms of cargo for the International Space Station.

The Antares 230+ rocket lifted off from Pad 0A at the Mid Atlantic Regional Spaceport at Wallops Island, Virginia, at 6:01 p.m. Eastern. The launch took place at the end of a five-minute window because of a helium valve issue discovered during the countdown.

Source: https://spacenews.com/antares-launches-ng-16-cygnus-space-station-cargo-spacecraft/

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Cygnus supply ship arrives at space station with four tons of cargo
August 12, 2021 Stephen Clark [SFN]


Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus supply ship arrives at the International Space Station on Thursday. Credit: Thomas Pesquet/ESA/NASA

Closing out a 36-hour flight from a launch pad in Virginia, a Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station Thursday with a host of biomedical experiments, supplies for a 3D printing tech demo, fresh food, and spare parts.

The automated cargo freighter completed a laser-guided final approach to the space station, and held position less than 40 feet (12 meters) below the complex. Astronaut Megan McArthur used the lab’s Canadian built robotic arm to reach out and capture the Cygnus spacecraft at 6:07 a.m. EDT (1007 GMT) Thursday as the space station flew more than 260 miles (420 kilometers) over Portugal.

Source: https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/08/12/cygnus-supply-ship-arrives-at-space-station-with-more-than-8000-pounds-of-cargo/
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Cygnus cargo freighter ends mission at International Space Station
November 20, 2021 Stephen Clark [SFN]


In this view from a camera on the space station’s robotic arm, Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus cargo ship departs after a three-month stay at the complex. Credit: NASA TV / Spaceflight Now

A Northrop Grumman Cygnus supply ship departed the International Space Station Saturday after a three-month stay, heading off on the final phase of its mission to deploy a U.S. military tech demo payload and re-enter the atmosphere to dispose of 7,500 pounds of trash.

Source: https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/11/20/cygnus-cargo-freighter-ends-mission-at-international-space-station/

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Northrop Grumman delivers cargo and new reboost capability to space station
February 21, 2022 Stephen Clark [SFN]


A Cygnus supply ship is grappled by the space station’s robotic arm Monday. Credit: NASA TV / Spaceflight Now

A commercial Cygnus cargo freighter from Northrop Grumman arrived at the International Space Station Monday, delivering more than 8,000 pounds of supplies and a new U.S. capability to reboost the altitude of the complex independent of Russian rocket thrusters.

Source: https://spaceflightnow.com/2022/02/21/northrop-grumman-delivers-cargo-and-new-reboost-capability-to-space-station/
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