Northrop Grumman - Antares / Cygnus NG-17 (CRS) Mission patch.
Feb 19, 2022
Antares CRS-17 liftoff. Image Credit: NASA
The International Space Station-bound Cygnus spacecraft aboard Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket has lifted off from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s Pad 0A at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia’s Eastern Shore.
NG-17 Antares launches S.S. Piers Sellers Cygnus
A fresh supply 8,300 pounds of scientific investigations and cargo is on its way to the International Space Station on a Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft after launching on an Antares rocket at 12:40 p.m. EST Saturday from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
About 2 hours and 45 minutes after launch, Cygnus will reach its preliminary orbit and deploy its solar arrays.
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Related links:
Northrop Grumman: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/launch/northrop-grumman.html
Antares: https://blogs.nasa.gov/ng-crs-17/tag/antares/
International Space Station (ISS): https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html
Image (mentioned), Video, Text, Credits: NASA/Rob Garner/NASA TV/SciNews.
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