Author Topic: Antares : Cygnus NG-13 : February 15, 2020 (Read 77262 times)

Rondaz · « **Reply #40 on:** 02/08/2020 01:33 pm »

Watch Live Coverage and Commentary of Northrop Grumman’s CRS-13 Launch

Isabelle Yan Posted on February 8, 2020

NASA’s commercial partner Northrop Grumman is scheduled to launch its Antares rocket from Pad-0A of Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at 5:39 p.m., Feb. 9, from the agency’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Two pre-launch briefings will air live on NASA TV and the agency’s online stream (nasa.gov/live) today at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. EST.

Antares is carrying Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus cargo spacecraft for the company’s 13th contracted commercial resupply mission for NASA to the space station. Cygnus will carry about 8,000 pounds of crew supplies and hardware, including new science and research investigations.

PRELAUNCH NEWS CONFERENCE 11 a.m.: Mission managers will provide an overview and status of launch operations.

WHAT’S ON BOARD SCIENCE BRIEFING 3 p.m.: Scientists and researchers will discuss some of the investigations and technology demonstrations to be delivered to the space station.

The public can submit questions during the pre-launch press conference and the What’s on Board briefing using #askNASA. Media can submit questions during the prelaunch news conference and the What’s on Board briefing using #askNASA or via the media phone bridge. Contact Keith Koehler at [email protected] for phone dial-in information.

On Feb. 9, live coverage of the launch will begin at 5 p.m. EST. For NASA TV downlink information, schedules and links to streaming video, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv

https://blogs.nasa.gov/northropgrumman/2020/02/08/watch-live-coverage-and-commentary-of-northrop-grummans-crs-13-launch/

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #41 on:** 02/08/2020 01:56 pm »

NASA photos from last night of Antares horizontal for late load cargo

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #42 on:** 02/08/2020 02:09 pm »

NSF live covering both East Coast launch preparations

SMS · « **Reply #43 on:** 02/08/2020 02:47 pm »

Northrop Grumman CRS-13 Overview:

https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/northrop_grumman_crs-13_overview_high_res_0.pdf

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #44 on:** 02/08/2020 03:23 pm »

Includes NG-13 livestreams:

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #45 on:** 02/08/2020 03:57 pm »

https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1226179909715922944

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Wallops’ Jeff Reddish says weather is still 95% go for Sunday’s launch, but only 20% go if it slips to Monday. #NG13

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #46 on:** 02/08/2020 05:24 pm »

joseph.a.navin · « **Reply #47 on:** 02/09/2020 12:47 am »

Photos taken during remote set up

joseph.a.navin · « **Reply #48 on:** 02/09/2020 12:49 am »

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #49 on:** 02/09/2020 01:38 pm »

https://twitter.com/northropgrumman/status/1226508302160474113

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Late cargo load is complete. #Antares is #DefiningPossible and poised for launch at @NASA_Wallops as we begin our final countdown.

ace5 · « **Reply #50 on:** 02/09/2020 01:49 pm »

Does this Antares 230+ uses the RD-181 engines at full thrust, and optimized tank with standard instead of sub-cooled LOX?

ZachS09 · « **Reply #51 on:** 02/09/2020 02:24 pm »

Quote from: ace5 on 02/09/2020 01:49 pm

Does this Antares 230+ uses the RD-181 engines at full thrust, and optimized tank with standard instead of sub-cooled LOX?

Yes, it does. The RD-181 engines do NOT run on subcooled LOX. The NK-33 engines that powered the Antares 100 rockets had to be powered with subcooled LOX for the sake of their turbopumps.

Rondaz · « **Reply #52 on:** 02/09/2020 04:04 pm »

Tonight's @Space_Station supply launch, @northropgrumman's Cygnus NG-13 will bring a new antenna to Europe's Columbus lab for high-speed radio links and almost real-time connections with Earth: 23:39 CET (22:39 GMT)

https://twitter.com/esaspaceflight/status/1226487766315421696

joseph.a.navin · « **Reply #53 on:** 02/09/2020 05:06 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #54 on:** 02/09/2020 05:46 pm »

Launch article - by Tobias Corbett.

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2020/02/antares-cygnus-13th-iss-flight/

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #55 on:** 02/09/2020 05:47 pm »

https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1226563007645470720

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The Antares NG-13 countdown operations have just begun, and you can listen to all of the chatter on the main launch net here. It is very rare to get to listen to the teams communicate all the way through launch. So cool!

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nasa-tv-wallops

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #56 on:** 02/09/2020 05:50 pm »

https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1226576731261325313

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Antares teams had to do a power cycle because a component (did not catch exactly what) did not power up correctly. The issue is now resolved. #NG13

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #57 on:** 02/09/2020 06:07 pm »

Selection of photos from NASA

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #58 on:** 02/09/2020 06:21 pm »

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Weather Forecast Still 95% Favorable for Northrop Grumman CRS-13 Launch

The latest weather forecast continues to stand at 95% favorable for the scheduled launch of Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket at 5:39 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 9, from Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The only weather concerns being tracked are a slight chance of cumulus clouds and thick clouds.

A dry and seasonable airmass will preside over the Wallops region as a high pressure system provides uneventful weather today. A weak upper-level shortwave trough will move across the Mid-Atlantic tonight, producing an uptick in cloudiness into early Sunday morning. High pressure will build back into the local area by Sunday afternoon, leading to another seasonable day under partly cloudy skies.

Northrop Grumman’s 13th contracted cargo resupply mission with NASA will send the Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station to deliver more than 7,500 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory and its crew.

Follow launch activities at the launch blog and @NASA_Wallops and learn more about space station activities by following @space_station and @ISS_Research on Twitter as well as the ISS Facebook and ISS Instagram accounts.

Author Isabelle Yan
Posted on February 8, 2020

https://blogs.nasa.gov/northropgrumman/2020/02/08/weather-forecast-still-95-favorable-for-northrop-grumman-crs-13-launch/

ace5 · « **Reply #59 on:** 02/09/2020 06:53 pm »

Is there some serial number for this Antares?