Author Topic: Antares : Cygnus NG-14 : October 3, 2020 (01:16 UTC) (Read 76243 times)

SMS · « **on:** 08/10/2020 09:49 pm »

https://twitter.com/northropgrumman/status/1292853221908779008

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Preparations are underway at @NASA_Wallops for the NG-14 #Cygnus spacecraft launch aboard our #Antares rocket targeted for Sept 29. http://ms.spr.ly/6015TofzF

SMS · « **Reply #1 on:** 08/10/2020 11:04 pm »

https://twitter.com/NASA_Wallops/status/1292868312670457857

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Preparations are underway for the next launch of @northropgrumman's Antares rocket. The launch will carry Cygnus (shown here) to the International Space Station. Launch targeted for Sept. 29.

SMS · « **Reply #2 on:** 08/10/2020 11:13 pm »

http://www.collectspace.com/ubb/Forum18/HTML/001588.html

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Here is the NASA logo for Northrop Grumman's NG-14 Cygnus, the third mission under the agency's Commercial Resupply Services (CRS)-2 program, scheduled for September 2020:

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #3 on:** 08/11/2020 03:22 pm »

https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1293205308387594246

SMS · « **Reply #4 on:** 08/11/2020 08:18 pm »

https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/

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Sept. 29/30 Antares • NG-14
Launch time: 0226 GMT on 30th (10:26 p.m. EDT on 29th)
Launch site: Pad 0A, Wallops Island, Virginia

SMS · « **Reply #5 on:** 08/16/2020 09:54 pm »

https://www.americaspace.com/2020/08/16/second-heaviest-cygnus-antares-booster-processing-ramps-up-for-ng-14-mission/

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The second-heaviest haul of cargo ever trucked into orbit by a Cygnus resupply ship is only weeks away from launch, as Northrop Grumman Corp. prepares both the spacecraft and its 133-foot-tall (40.5-meter) Antares 230+ booster on parallel processing tracks at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) on Wallops Island, Va.
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And its three-month mission is expected to deliver a whopping 7,623 pounds (3,458 kg) of equipment, payloads and supplies to the station’s Expedition 63 and 64 crews, a figure only exceeded by the 7,936 pounds (3,600 kg) lifted to orbit by last November’s NG-12.
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Assuming an on-time launch at 10:26 p.m. EDT on 29 September, Cygnus is expected to spend three days in transit to the ISS, before it is grappled and berthed at the Earth-facing (or “nadir”) port of the Unity node at 6:20 a.m. EDT on 3 October. Northrop Grumman noted that these times will be confirmed about a month prior to launch. Current plans are for Cygnus to be detached from the space station on 16 December, after which it will spend about two weeks in autonomous free flight and the SAFFIRE-V runs will be performed.
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The spacecraft will end its life with a destructive re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere on 30 December, wrapping up a mission of 92 days.

A name for NG-14 is expected to be selected early next month.

jacqmans · « **Reply #6 on:** 09/01/2020 02:11 pm »

September 01, 2020
MEDIA ADVISORY M20-096

NASA Invites Media to Northrop Grumman’s September Antares Launch from Virginia

Media accreditation is open for the launch from Virginia of Northrop Grumman’s 14th commercial resupply services mission to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station aboard its Cygnus spacecraft.

Northrop Grumman is targeting liftoff of its Antares launch vehicle for no earlier than 10:26 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Sept. 29, from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s Pad-0A at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia.

Due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, NASA will credential a limited number of media to cover the Antares launch from Wallops. International media who would be coming from overseas will be unable to register for accreditation for this launch. International media based in the U.S. may apply.

Both U.S. and U.S.-based International media must apply by 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14. All accreditation requests must be sent to Keith Koehler at [email protected].

Each resupply mission to the station delivers scientific investigations in the areas of biology and biotechnology, Earth and space science, physical sciences, and technology development and demonstrations.

Highlights of space station research facilitated by this Cygnus are:
•   Assessment of Nutritional Value and Growth Parameters of Space-grown Plants (Plant Habitat-02), which will cultivate radishes in the Advanced Plant Habitat facility as a model plant that is nutritious and edible. The ability to reliably grow nutritionally-valuable food crops in space which will be critical for NASA’s human exploration of the Moon and Mars
•   The Universal Waste Management System (UWMS) that will demonstrate the technology for a compact toilet for astronauts to use on deep-space exploration missions
•   The Leveraging Microgravity to Screen Onco-selective Messenger RNAs for Cancer Immunotherapy (Onco-Selectors) investigation to leverage microgravity to test a biologic drug that could be used for the treatment of leukemia
•   An investigation from the University of Puerto Rico to test oxidation of ammonia in microgravity as a potential means of producing water and energy for future long-term space missions
•   A 360 degree virtual reality camera from Montreal-based film studio Felix & Paul, which is set to be taken outside the space station to capture a spacewalk in cinematic virtual reality

Cargo resupply from U.S. companies ensures a national capability to deliver critical science research to the space station, significantly increasing NASA's ability to conduct new investigations at the only laboratory in space.

Get more information about Northrop Grumman’s commercial resupply missions at:
https://www.nasa.gov/northropgrumman

Olaf · « **Reply #7 on:** 09/02/2020 03:08 pm »

https://twitter.com/Nanoracks/status/1300884737482010626

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While #COVID19 has caused so many challenges, we're proud to have safely completed integration for our next #CubeSat mission launching on #NG14 with @northropgrumman from @NASA_Wallops . @SpireGlobal , your flexibility and determination are astounding. We 💜 our customers!

SMS · « **Reply #8 on:** 09/02/2020 03:11 pm »

https://twitter.com/NASA_Wallops/status/1301173116773818368

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The #Cygnus spacecraft carrying supplies for astronauts aboard the @Space_Station
makes its final journey before it's integrated into the @northropgrumman #Antares vehicle later this month.
The #NG14 launch is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 10:26 p.m. EDT.

jacqmans · « **Reply #9 on:** 09/02/2020 06:01 pm »

Cygnus is on the move! The spacecraft, carrying supplies for astronauts aboard the International Space Station, makes its final journey before it's integrated into the Northrop Grumman Corporation Antares vehicle later this month for the cargo resupply mission from #NASAWallops.

🗓️ Mark your calendars! The next launch for Antares is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 10:26 p.m. EDT.

📸: NASA Wallops/Allison Stancil

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #10 on:** 09/08/2020 06:36 pm »

NG named Cygnus NG-14 "Kalpana Chawla" after the STS-87 & 107 astronaut:

https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1303400717252689921?s=20

SMS · « **Reply #11 on:** 09/08/2020 07:29 pm »

https://twitter.com/northropgrumman/status/1303375825757143045

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Today we honor Kalpana Chawla, who made history at @NASA
as the first female astronaut of Indian descent. Her contributions to human spaceflight have had a lasting impact. Meet our next #Cygnus vehicle, the S.S. Kalpana Chawla. Learn more: http://ms.spr.ly/6013TsCex

PDF files attached: Learn more about Chawla and the NG-14 Mission.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #12 on:** 09/09/2020 05:05 am »

I believe this is the first Fact Sheet/Mission Profile pdf to be released by Northrop Grumman since the NG-10 Fact Sheet. Fact Sheets/Mission Profiles for NG-11, NG-12 and NG-13 don't seem to have been produced.

joseph.a.navin · « **Reply #13 on:** 09/10/2020 07:15 pm »

Quote from: Steven Pietrobon on 09/09/2020 05:05 am

I believe this is the first Fact Sheet/Mission Profile pdf to be released by Northrop Grumman since the NG-10 Fact Sheet. Fact Sheets/Mission Profiles for NG-11, NG-12 and NG-13 don't seem to have been produced.

I got a profile sheet as a member of the press at WFF for NG-12 and NG-13

SMS · « **Reply #14 on:** 09/10/2020 08:48 pm »

https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1304158965828325381

theonlyspace · « **Reply #15 on:** 09/10/2020 09:13 pm »

I believe this is the first Fact Sheet/Mission Profile pdf to be released by Northrop Grumman since the NG-10 Fact Sheet. Fact Sheets/Mission Profiles for NG-11, NG-12 and NG-13 don't seem to have been produced.
I got a profile sheet as a member of the press at WFF for NG-12 and NG-13

Can you please post WFF for NG-12 and NG-13 on here please?

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #16 on:** 09/11/2020 10:39 am »

Quote from: joseph.a.navin on 09/10/2020 07:15 pm

I got a profile sheet as a member of the press at WFF for NG-12 and NG-13

Could you post a scan of those please?!

joseph.a.navin · « **Reply #17 on:** 09/11/2020 02:37 pm »

Quote from: Steven Pietrobon on 09/11/2020 10:39 am

Quote from: joseph.a.navin on 09/10/2020 07:15 pm
I got a profile sheet as a member of the press at WFF for NG-12 and NG-13

Could you post a scan of those please?!

Unfortunately, I am in college and they are at home.

SMS · « **Reply #18 on:** 09/16/2020 07:01 pm »

Local notice to mariners published by NASA (14.09.2020)

Notice to Mariners: Wallops Rocket Launch

sdsds · « **Reply #19 on:** 09/19/2020 05:41 pm »

A schedule dated 9/3 suggests a Flight Readiness Review might be expected about now, i.e. 9/19. Is there any indication that is taking/ has taken /will take place?