NG-16 is looking pretty good Scheduled for July ‘21, our #Slingshot Deployer will be going up on NG-16 for an ABOVE station deployment! Click the link for our deployment processhttp://ow.ly/MaEu50C3e63
Is this a first "above the ISS deployment' or is it common?
Kurt Eberly, director of launch vehicles at Northrop Grumman, said the Ukrainian companies that build the Antares rocket’s core stages are ready to manufacture more rockets if needed.The Antares core stages for the NG-14 launch Thursday and the NG-15 mission in February are currently at the Wallops launch site. Eberly said the core stages for the NG-16 and NG-17 missions are scheduled to be shipped from Ukraine to the United States by early December.“Our Ukrainian suppliers are finishing up the cores for NG-16 and NG-17 as we speak,” Eberly said in an interview with Spaceflight Now.
https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/10/01/northrop-grumman-optimistic-to-receive-more-nasa-cargo-mission-orders/QuoteKurt Eberly, director of launch vehicles at Northrop Grumman, said the Ukrainian companies that build the Antares rocket’s core stages are ready to manufacture more rockets if needed.The Antares core stages for the NG-14 launch Thursday and the NG-15 mission in February are currently at the Wallops launch site. Eberly said the core stages for the NG-16 and NG-17 missions are scheduled to be shipped from Ukraine to the United States by early December.“Our Ukrainian suppliers are finishing up the cores for NG-16 and NG-17 as we speak,” Eberly said in an interview with Spaceflight Now.
Yesterday I spotted a spaceship (Cygnus) on my commute home! Had to go back for a second pic. 🤣
This was on the outer loop of the Baltimore Beltway.
https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/According to SFN, new target launch date is August 01.
Meet NG-16: The S.S. Ellison OnizukaNorthrop Grumman names each Cygnus spacecraft in honor of an individual who has made great contributions to human spaceflight. For the NG-16 mission, Cygnus is named in honor of Ellison Onizuka, the first Asian American astronaut. The S.S. Ellison Onizuka launches from Wallops Island, Virginia on August 10, 2021.