Quote from: DanClemmensen on 08/03/2023 08:27 pmQuote from: cohberg on 08/03/2023 03:20 pmAugust 2nd updates from the International Space Station Research and Development ConferencePlanned:“Mission B” Variant: 4 segment version debuts with NG-23 in 2025Uprated from 3750kg (3 segment "enhanced" version) to 5000kg of cargo.Mass growth is concurrent with extra lift capability of Antares 330Studying:Switching to docking (presumably with IDS) vs berthingIncreasing production rate to 2 vehicles a yearCapability to do multiple reboosts per mission for the ISS and other commercial stations (note that they are also bidding for the ISS deorbit vehicle based on Cygnus)There appears to be a lot of contention for the two IDS ports on ISS already. Would they (NASA?, NG?) add another IDSS port to ISS?Isn't the Shooting Star module from Dream Chaser basically an IDSS-to-CBM adapter? I have to imagine they've at least considered the possibility of leaving one of those behind, rather than taking it for disposal...
Quote from: cohberg on 08/03/2023 03:20 pmAugust 2nd updates from the International Space Station Research and Development ConferencePlanned:“Mission B” Variant: 4 segment version debuts with NG-23 in 2025Uprated from 3750kg (3 segment "enhanced" version) to 5000kg of cargo.Mass growth is concurrent with extra lift capability of Antares 330Studying:Switching to docking (presumably with IDS) vs berthingIncreasing production rate to 2 vehicles a yearCapability to do multiple reboosts per mission for the ISS and other commercial stations (note that they are also bidding for the ISS deorbit vehicle based on Cygnus)There appears to be a lot of contention for the two IDS ports on ISS already. Would they (NASA?, NG?) add another IDSS port to ISS?
August 2nd updates from the International Space Station Research and Development ConferencePlanned:“Mission B” Variant: 4 segment version debuts with NG-23 in 2025Uprated from 3750kg (3 segment "enhanced" version) to 5000kg of cargo.Mass growth is concurrent with extra lift capability of Antares 330Studying:Switching to docking (presumably with IDS) vs berthingIncreasing production rate to 2 vehicles a yearCapability to do multiple reboosts per mission for the ISS and other commercial stations (note that they are also bidding for the ISS deorbit vehicle based on Cygnus)
Quote from: trimeta on 08/03/2023 08:37 pmQuote from: DanClemmensen on 08/03/2023 08:27 pmQuote from: cohberg on 08/03/2023 03:20 pmAugust 2nd updates from the International Space Station Research and Development ConferencePlanned:“Mission B” Variant: 4 segment version debuts with NG-23 in 2025Uprated from 3750kg (3 segment "enhanced" version) to 5000kg of cargo.Mass growth is concurrent with extra lift capability of Antares 330Studying:Switching to docking (presumably with IDS) vs berthingIncreasing production rate to 2 vehicles a yearCapability to do multiple reboosts per mission for the ISS and other commercial stations (note that they are also bidding for the ISS deorbit vehicle based on Cygnus)There appears to be a lot of contention for the two IDS ports on ISS already. Would they (NASA?, NG?) add another IDSS port to ISS?Isn't the Shooting Star module from Dream Chaser basically an IDSS-to-CBM adapter? I have to imagine they've at least considered the possibility of leaving one of those behind, rather than taking it for disposal...I'm not very familiar with ISS ports. Is there an unused or little-used CBM somewhere?
NASA has determined that allowing an exception for this requirement from the Fair Opportunity requirements at FAR 16.505 is in the best interest of the Government because NG is the only CRS-2 awardee capable of providing the required services and unique capabilities to meet the ISS requirements for 2028. NG’s ability to provide uninterrupted reliable cargo resupply services for large items is necessary to ensure sufficient cargo transportation services to and from the ISS. Having NG perform cargo resupply, reboost, and waste disposal services for the anticipated mission will ensure that NASA meets its statutory obligations, its obligations to its International Partners, and the Government's need to maintain the ISS. Due to the unprecedented uncertainty of the timeframe, this also allows the ISS Program to be best postured to support the operations of the ISS.
In what rocket will fly the NG-23?
Quote from: Tywin on 04/20/2025 12:29 pmIn what rocket will fly the NG-23?F9. Antares with FF's Miranda isn't ready yet
Quote from: Tomness on 04/20/2025 08:57 pmQuote from: Tywin on 04/20/2025 12:29 pmIn what rocket will fly the NG-23?F9. Antares with FF's Miranda isn't ready yetwhen will the new Antares be ready?
Quote from: deltaV on 01/04/2025 09:47 pmQuote from: the_big_boot on 01/04/2025 08:00 pmThat’s outdated, the current quote is that Antares 330 is scheduled to launch sometime in Q4 2025 to Q1 2026, “depending on exactly FF ships the first stage of the rocket “Are you a space industry insider passing on information that wasn't formerly publicly available? I ask because all the public sources I've found still point to an August 2025 first flight. For example Salo's US launch schedule (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=8184.msg2652645#msg2652645) and https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7072 show NET August 2025.https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/07/firefly-is-building-fast-and-breaking-things-on-path-to-a-reusable-rocket/From July QuoteFirefly is moving fast to deliver the first booster stage for the Antares 330 to Northrop Grumman early next year, according to Weber. Once the booster is transported to the Antares launch site at Wallops Island, Virginia, technicians will complete assembly and install the rocket's upper stage. Antares 330 is scheduled to make its first launch in late 2025 or early 2026, Weber said.More recently (December 10 2024), and more ambiguously, Jason Kim said "we’re going to deliver that MLV first stage next year" https://open.spotify.com/episode/4rZBMqAYvK2FTzVllKRXnE (~33:00) Which does make it sound like Antares 330 S1 delivery is still planned for 2025.You guys Interpret it to be 1st quarter next year. They might make it to end of 2025.
Quote from: the_big_boot on 01/04/2025 08:00 pmThat’s outdated, the current quote is that Antares 330 is scheduled to launch sometime in Q4 2025 to Q1 2026, “depending on exactly FF ships the first stage of the rocket “Are you a space industry insider passing on information that wasn't formerly publicly available? I ask because all the public sources I've found still point to an August 2025 first flight. For example Salo's US launch schedule (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=8184.msg2652645#msg2652645) and https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7072 show NET August 2025.https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/07/firefly-is-building-fast-and-breaking-things-on-path-to-a-reusable-rocket/From July QuoteFirefly is moving fast to deliver the first booster stage for the Antares 330 to Northrop Grumman early next year, according to Weber. Once the booster is transported to the Antares launch site at Wallops Island, Virginia, technicians will complete assembly and install the rocket's upper stage. Antares 330 is scheduled to make its first launch in late 2025 or early 2026, Weber said.More recently (December 10 2024), and more ambiguously, Jason Kim said "we’re going to deliver that MLV first stage next year" https://open.spotify.com/episode/4rZBMqAYvK2FTzVllKRXnE (~33:00) Which does make it sound like Antares 330 S1 delivery is still planned for 2025.
That’s outdated, the current quote is that Antares 330 is scheduled to launch sometime in Q4 2025 to Q1 2026, “depending on exactly FF ships the first stage of the rocket “
Firefly is moving fast to deliver the first booster stage for the Antares 330 to Northrop Grumman early next year, according to Weber. Once the booster is transported to the Antares launch site at Wallops Island, Virginia, technicians will complete assembly and install the rocket's upper stage. Antares 330 is scheduled to make its first launch in late 2025 or early 2026, Weber said.
The overall goal of the HUCSat mission is to deploy a novel payload: a method for deploying and periodically orienting solar panels using Nickel Titanium (a.k.a. nitinol, a shape-memory alloy) springs. The nitinol spring array will be selectively actuated throughout the orbital cycle to orient the solar panel faces toward the sun. The HUCSat project is developed by members of the Harvard Undergraduate Aerospace Collective, an undergraduate student engineering organization at Harvard University.The satellite will be launched as a secondary payload aboard the NG-24 ISS resupply mission, from Cape Canaveral, Florida, no earlier than April 1, 2026. It will be inserted into an orbit at 410 km apogee and 410 km perigee, on an inclination from the equator of 51.6 degrees. Transmission will begin 30 minutes after deployment and cease upon demise. Atmospheric friction will slow the satellite and reduce the altitude of the orbit, until de-orbiting occurs less than a year after launch. The spacecraft is a single unit with the dimensions of two stacked 10 cm X 10 cm X 10 cm CubeSat modules (giving an overall dimension of 10 cm X 10 cm X 20 cm). See the Orbital Debris Assessment Report for details.
Planning a launch to the ISS on Voyager Space on a Northrup Grumman resupply mission (NG-24) from Wallops Island NET April 2026.
The overall goal of the LEOPARDSat-1 mission is to study the effectiveness of carbon-carbon composite materials in shielding against ionizing radiation by comparing the shielded dose to an unshielded dose. A total of sixteen sensors will be used to gather radiation data: 6 unprotected sensors and 10 sensors shielded with varying amounts of Carbon-Carbon High Density Polyethylene (CC-HDPE) composite samples. LEOPARDSat-1 will utilize a basic store-andforward technique to deliver data to the ground station as the satellite passes overhead.The satellite will be launched to the ISS aboard Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) Flight NG24, from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA no earlier than April 1, 2026. From the ISS, it will be deployed into an orbit at 400 km apogee and 400 km perigee, on an inclination from the equator of 51.6 degrees. Transmission will begin 1-2 weeks after deployment, and cease when atmospheric friction will slow the satellite and reduce the altitude of the orbit. De-orbiting will occur approximately 2 years after launch.The spacecraft is a single unit with the dimensions of 1U stacked 10 cm X 10 cm X 11.35cm CubeSat modules (giving an overall dimension of 10 cm X 10 cm X 11.35 cm.). The total mass is about 0.960 kg.
LEOPARDSat-1 is a CubeSat mission to study the effectiveness of lightweight carbon-based composites in shielding against ionizing radiation. To do this, the satellite will measure the difference in radiation dose between sensors partially protected by varying thicknesses of such materials and those which are left unprotected.
Ryan Caton@dpoddolphinproBREAKING: NG-24 resupply will fly on a Falcon 9 - this is an additional 4th flight beyond the original 3 booked following the retirement of the Antares 230+. It sounds like this 4th flight was purchased a little while ago.Beyond that, @NorthropGrumman will work with @NASA on the manifest. "We're making great progress on the Antares 330". The first flight of that vehicle is NET 2026.The NG-22 mission will be manifested in the future. As a reminder, the Cygnus spacecraft for this mission was damaged at sea.
In Thales Alenia Space’s Turin plant, the primary structure of NG-24 has already been completed and is ready for testing this fall, while the PCM-25 is already in the welding phase.
This justification documents the basis for issuing an order under the Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) 2 Contract NNJ16GU21B using an exception to the Fair Opportunity process.Contract Award Date: Sep 23, 2025
This action is a firm-fixed price order for two Northrop Grumman (NG) Resupply Service Standard Mission Bs on a Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) 1 Task Order. CRS-2 CLIN 0001 describes the standard resupply service missions available under each offeror’s contract.[...]The total estimated price of the proposed orders is ██████; this amount consists of ██████ for a NG Standard Mission B in calendar year 2028 and ██████ for a Standard Mission B in calendar year 2029. This estimate does not reflect a multi-mission purchase discount which is anticipated to reduce the mission prices. The estimated period of performance for each mission is nominally a █████████ template from the Authority to Proceed milestone to Mission Launch, plus the subsequent berthed mission duration up to ███ days post launch.
An upgraded version in development will increase that to 5,000 kilograms, said Lucas Migliorini, cargo logistics development engineering manager at Northrop Grumman, in another conference presentation.The “Mission B” version of Cygnus stretches the payload module of the spacecraft by 1.5 meters to accommodate the additional cargo. That version of Cygnus is scheduled to make its first flight on the NG-23 cargo mission, currently planned for launch in mid-2025.
SAM.gov: Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) 2 Contract NNJ16GU21B [updated Nov 21]QuoteThis justification documents the basis for issuing an order under the Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) 2 Contract NNJ16GU21B using an exception to the Fair Opportunity process.
This justification documents the basis for issuing an order under the Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) 2 Contract NNJ16GU21B using an exception to the Fair Opportunity process.
The contract issue date makes it appear that this is associated with the decision to not fly cargo Dream Chaser missions.
