vendredi 2 octobre 2020

Liftoff of Northrop Grumman CRS-14!

 






Northrop Grumman - Cygnus NG-14 Mission patch.


Oct. 2, 2020

Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket carrying the Cygnus lifted off

Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket carrying the Cygnus cargo spacecraft lifted off at 9:16 p.m. EDT from Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Space Port Pad-0A at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

NG-14 Antares launches S.S. Kalpana Chawla Cygnus

Cygnus is on its way to the International Space Station with almost 8,000 pounds of cargo. At the time of launch, the station was flying over the Southern Indian Ocean.

S.S. Kalpana Chawla Cygnus (NG-14)

Cygnus Separates From Antares Second Stage

The Cygnus spacecraft has separated from the second stage of the Antares rocket.

Cygnus Safely in Orbit

The Cygnus spacecraft is safely in orbit on its journey with nearly 8,000 pounds of cargo for the International Space Station.

Cygnus cargo spacecraft, commercial resupply for ISS

Live launch coverage has wrapped. Shortly after 11 p.m. EDT, commands will be given to deploy the spacecraft’s solar arrays. Solar array deployment is expected to be complete by midnight.

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https://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2020/09/cygnus-carries-toilet-cancer-research.html

Related links:

Northrop Grumman: https://www.northropgrumman.com/

International Space Station (ISS): https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html

Images, Video, Text, Credits: Northrop Grumman/NASA Wallops/Patrick Black/NASA/Rob Garner/SciNews/Orbiter.ch Aerospace/Roland Berga.

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