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#20 by Steven Pietrobon on 18 Oct, 2022 07:22
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NG-18 Mission Overview and Sally Ride biography.
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#21 by jacqmans on 20 Oct, 2022 07:58
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October 19, 2022
MEDIA ADVISORY M22-152
NASA to Discuss Science on Next Northrop Grumman Space Station Mission
NASA will host a media teleconference at 11 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, Oct. 25, to discuss the next science investigations, technology demonstrations, crew supplies, and hardware bound for the International Space Station aboard Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft on the company’s 18th commercial resupply mission for NASA.
Audio of the media call will stream live at:
https://www.nasa.gov/live
NASA and Northrop Grumman are targeting launch no earlier than 5:50 a.m. EST on Sunday, Nov. 6. The Cygnus spacecraft, carried atop an Antares rocket, will launch from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia. The mission will carry scientific research, crew supplies, and hardware to the space station to support its Expedition 68 crew.
To participate in the call, media must RSVP at least two hours prior to the start of the event to Kiana Raines at 202-358-1160 or [email protected]. The public can submit questions on social media using #AskNASA.
Heidi Parris, associate program scientist for the International Space Station Program at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, will provide an overview of the research and technology launching aboard the Cygnus spacecraft.
Other teleconference participants include:
Dr. William Olbricht, acting deputy division director for the Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems Division, National Science Foundation, will provide an overview of the foundation’s sponsored payloads on the mission.
Dr. Ingrid Tomac, professor at the University of California, San Diego, and principal investigator for the Catastrophic Post-Wildfire Mudflows experiment, will discuss using this investigation to evaluate the roles of gravity and composition in mudflow formation.
Dr. Anna-Lisa Paul, research professor at the University of Florida, Gainesville, and principal investigator for Plant Habitat-03, will discuss this experiment to assess whether adaptations in one generation of plants grown in space can transfer to the next generation.
Dr. Andrea Fuso, associate professor at the Sapienza University of Rome and co-principal investigator for OVOSPACE, will discuss this investigation to examine the effect of microgravity on bovine cell cultures. This research could improve fertility treatments on Earth and help prepare for future human settlement in space.
Rich Boling, vice president of corporate advancement for In-Space Manufacturing and Operations at Redwire Space, discuss the BioFabrication Facility with new capabilities to further human tissue printing research.
Timothy Kudzanayi Kuhamba, senior systems engineer for the Zimbabwe National Geospatial and Space Agency (ZINGSA), will discuss the BIRDS-5 Project, a constellation of CubeSats, including the first satellites developed by Uganda and Zimbabwe. Bonny Omara, senior engineer for science, technology and innovation, Office of the President, also will be available to speak to the Ugandan satellite.
Cargo resupply from U.S. companies ensures a national capability to deliver critical science research to the space station, significantly increasing the ability of NASA to conduct new investigations at the orbital outpost. Other U.S. government agencies, private industry, and academic and research institutions can also conduct microgravity research through our partnership with the ISS National Laboratory.
Now in its third decade of operation, the microgravity laboratory advances scientific knowledge in Earth, space, physical, and biological sciences. Such research benefits people on Earth and lays the groundwork for future human exploration through the agency’s Artemis missions, which will send astronauts to the Moon to prepare for Mars.
Learn more about the mission and follow launch updates at:
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#22 by Rondaz on 22 Oct, 2022 10:19
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Wallops Island, VA (Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport) temporary restriction:
From Nov 06, 2022 at 0830 UTC to To Nov 06, 2022 at 1145 UTC
Altitude: From the surface up to and including 18,000ft
https://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_2_7384.html
Likely:CRS2 NG-18 (Cygnus) (https://rocketlaunch.live/launch/crs2-ng-18)
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#23 by FutureSpaceTourist on 22 Oct, 2022 19:23
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https://twitter.com/nasa/status/1583898591810048000Quote
Want to see a rocket launch? 🚀
If you live in or near the Mid-Atlantic region, you’re in luck— our #NG18 cargo mission is set to launch to the @Space_Station on Sunday, Nov. 6 at 5:30am ET (2130 UTC). With clear skies, you might see it. Viewing times: https://go.nasa.gov/3eToYS6
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#24 by FutureSpaceTourist on 24 Oct, 2022 15:31
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#25 by FutureSpaceTourist on 25 Oct, 2022 15:05
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#26 by Rondaz on 25 Oct, 2022 16:33
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Launched to the station aboard @northropgrumman's #Cygnus space freighter, the space study may improve knowledge about Earth-bound diseases.
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#27 by Ken the Bin on 26 Oct, 2022 14:09
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From this week's USCG District 5 weekly Local Notice to Mariners:
Note that all times are EST (UTC-05:00).Quote from: USCG****VA - ATLANTIC OCEAN - WALLOPS ISLAND – ROCKET LAUNCH****
Mariners are advised the launch director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia has advised that the area in the Atlantic Ocean within the existing danger zone off Wallops Island and Chincoteague Inlet (depicted in 33 CFR 334.130) as shown on Nautical Ocean Service chart 12210, will be hazardous to navigation because of a rocket launch during the periods and times stated below. The primary launch date is scheduled for Wallops Island, VA on; November 6, 2022 from 5:30 am to 8:45 am (Est), with the following back up dates and times:
11/07/22 05:00 AM-11/07/22 08:15 AM
11/08/22 04:45 AM-11/08/22 08:00 AM
11/09/22 04:15 AM-11/09/22 07:30 AM
11/10/22 03:45 AM-11/10/22 07:00 AM
11/11/22 03:30 AM-11/11/22 06:45 AM
11/12/22 03:00 AM-11/12/22 06:15 AM
11/13/22 02:45 AM-11/13/22 06:00 AM
11/14/22 02:15 AM-11/14/22 05:30 AM
11/15/22 02:00 AM-11/15/22 05:15 AM
The following 2 public ship avoidance areas will be in effect during these launch windows bound by: a 64 nautical mile hazard area approximately 61.6 nautical miles east of Wallops Island launch pad at center point of position 37-13.2N /74-27.59W, 153 nautical mile hazard area approximately 186.9 nautical miles east of Wallops Island launch pad at center point of position 29-12.67N /64-36.17W. Mariners planning on operating in these areas are requested to contact "Wallops Plot" via VHF-FM Ch. 12 or Ch. 22 or via landline at (757) 824-1685. For any concerns contact surveillance coordinator Jordan West at (757) 824-2949 or launch director John Dickerson at (757) 894-2094. See ENC 9.
Enclosure 9 is attached.
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#28 by zubenelgenubi on 27 Oct, 2022 23:42
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Launch time to the second:
NASA update from October 24, 2022:
COMMENT | EVENT | TIG | ORB | DV | HA | HP |
COMMENT | | GMT | | M/S | KM | KM |
COMMENT | | | | (F/S) | (NM) | (NM) |
COMMENT =============================================================================
COMMENT
COMMENT NG-18 Launch 310:10:50:11.000 0.0 426.7 407.5
COMMENT (0.0) (230.4) (220.1)
COMMENT NG-18 Berth 312:10:50:00.000 0.0 426.8 407.0
COMMENT (0.0) (230.5) (219.
COMMENT
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Updated:NASA update from October 26, 2022:
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#29 by FutureSpaceTourist on 29 Oct, 2022 15:45
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https://twitter.com/space_station/status/1586357190889177092Quote
.@NASA and @northropgrumman are targeting 5:50am ET, on Sunday, Nov. 6 for the launch of the company’s 18th resupply mission to the space station. 🚀
📺 Live launch coverage from @NASA_Wallops starts at 5:30am ET on NASA TV. nasa.gov/live
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-sets-tv-coverage-for-cargo-launch-to-international-space-stationQuoteOct 28, 2022
MEDIA ADVISORY M22-159
NASA Sets TV Coverage for Cargo Launch to International Space Station
NASA and commercial cargo provider Northrop Grumman are targeting 5:50 a.m. EST, Sunday, Nov. 6, for launch of the company’s 18th resupply mission to the International Space Station.
Live coverage of the launch from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Virginia, will air on NASA Television. Watch live beginning at 5:30 a.m. on the agency’s website at:
www.nasa.gov/live
Loaded with approximately 8,200 pounds of research, crew supplies, and hardware, Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus cargo spacecraft will launch on the company’s Antares rocket from Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport. It will arrive at the space station on Tuesday, Nov. 8.
NASA TV coverage of rendezvous and capture will begin at 4:30 a.m. EST followed by installation coverage at 7:30 a.m. At about 5:50 a.m., Expedition 68 NASA astronaut Nicole Mann will capture Cygnus, with NASA astronaut Josh Cassada acting as backup. After Cygnus capture, ground commands will be sent from mission control at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston for the station’s arm to rotate and install it on the station’s Unity module Earth-facing port.
Highlights of hardware and space station research facilitated by samples and equipment aboard this Cygnus are:
a facility and study that attempt to advance the 3D biological printing of human tissue in space
a study taking advantage of microgravity to better understand catastrophic mudflows that can occur after wildfires
Uganda and Zimbabwe’s first satellites developed as a part of the BIRDS program, an interdisciplinary project for non-space faring countries
an investigation into how microgravity influences ovary function
an experiment that studies if changes space-grown plants undergo to adapt to microgravity can be transmitted through seeds to the next generation
hardware to be installed outside the station in preparation for the installation of Roll-Out Solar Arrays
The Cygnus spacecraft is scheduled to remain at the space station until late January 2023 when it will depart, disposing of several tons of trash during a destructive re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere.
This Cygnus is dubbed the S.S. Sally Ride in honor of late NASA astronaut, physicist, and first American woman to fly in space, Sally Ride. Ride spent 14 days across two space shuttle missions performing science experiments, making observations of Earth, deploying satellites, and conducting technology demonstrations. She was an advocate for diversity and representation in science and dedicated much of her life to inspiring young people, particularly young women, to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and math fields.
Prelaunch Briefing
A prelaunch briefing will be held at 1 p.m. EDT, Saturday, Nov. 5, and may be viewed on NASA Television and the agency’s website. Participants will include:
Joel Montalbano, manager, International Space Station Program, NASA
Heidi Parris, associate program scientist for the International Space Station
Steve Krein, vice president, Civil and Commercial Space, Northrop Grumman
Kurt Eberly, director, Space Launch Programs, Northrop Grumman
Roosevelt "Ted" Mercer, Jr., CEO and executive director, Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority
Jeff Reddish, range chief, NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility
Accredited media may attend the briefing in-person at the NASA Wallops Visitor Center. Media who wish to participate by phone must contact Kiana Raines at [email protected] by noon on Friday, Nov. 4, for dial-in information.
Additionally, media and the public can submit questions on social media using #AskNASA.
NASA TV Coverage
Sunday, November 6:
5:30 a.m. – Launch coverage begins
5:50 a.m. – Launch window opens
Tuesday, November 8:
4:30 a.m. – Rendezvous coverage begins
5:50 a.m. – Capture of Cygnus with the space station’s robotic arm
7:30 a.m. – Cygnus installation operations coverage
Public Participation
Members of the public can also participate in the journey through a variety of activities including registering to attend this launch virtually. NASA’s virtual guest program for this mission also includes curated launch resources, notifications about related opportunities or changes, and a stamp for the NASA virtual guest passport following a successful launch.
Live coverage and countdown commentary will begin at 5:30 a.m. EST Sunday, Nov. 6, and air on NASA Television and the agency’s website, as well as YouTube, Twitter, and NASA’s App.
Learn more about Northrop Grumman commercial resupply missions at:
https://www.nasa.gov/northropgrumman
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Lora Bleacher
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
[email protected]
Keith Koehler
Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Va.
757-824-1579
[email protected]
Last Updated: Oct 28, 2022
Editor: Roxana Bardan
Tags: Commercial Resupply, Commercial Space, International Space Station (ISS), Wallops Flight Facility
Photo caption:QuoteA Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with the company’s Cygnus spacecraft onboard, launches at 12:40 p.m. EST, Saturday, Feb. 19., 2022, from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s Pad-0A, at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Northrop Grumman's 17th contracted cargo resupply mission for NASA to the International Space Station is carrying nearly 8,300 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory and its crew.
Credits: NASA Wallops/Patrick Black
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#30 by Ken the Bin on 01 Nov, 2022 10:36
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NGA notice.Quote from: NGA
211757Z OCT 22
NAVAREA IV 1159/22(12,25,26).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
VIRGINIA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
061030Z TO 061345Z NOV, ALTERNATE
071000Z TO 071315Z, 080945Z TO 081300Z,
090915Z TO 091230Z, 100845Z TO 101200Z,
110830Z TO 111145Z, 120800Z TO 121115Z,
130745Z TO 131100Z, 140715Z TO 141030Z AND
150700Z TO 151015Z NOV IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 37-39.00N 075-31.00W, 37-50.00N 075-31.00W,
37-57.00N 075-27.00W, 37-52.00N 075-17.00W,
37-47.00N 075-08.00W, 36-37.00N 073-23.00W,
36-27.00N 073-44.00W.
B. 31-23.00N 065-17.00W, 28-31.00N 062-11.00W,
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#31 by Rondaz on 02 Nov, 2022 01:47
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It's launch week!
The next cargo resupply mission from Wallops is scheduled for this Sunday, Nov. 6, at 5:50 a.m. ET. The @northropgrumman Antares vehicle will deliver science & supplies to the @Space_Station aboard the Cygnus spacecraft.
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#32 by Conexion Espacial on 02 Nov, 2022 16:59
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NASA Livestream
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#33 by SpaceFinnOriginal on 02 Nov, 2022 19:31
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Northrop Grumman's mission patch.
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#34 by Rondaz on 02 Nov, 2022 22:03
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A 3D bioprinter
Bovine cell cultures
Uganda and Zimbabwe’s first satellites
And more amazing scientific investigations are headed to the @Space_Station on NG-18!
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#35 by zubenelgenubi on 03 Nov, 2022 02:41
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More interested in the nested tweet.
https://twitter.com/NASA_Wallops/status/1587856835696119808QuoteAntares has reached the pad! 🚀
Antares made its journey to @Virginia_Space's Pad 0A this morning to get ready for launch Nov. 6 at 5:50 a.m. ET. Later today, the vehicle will be stood up for testing before it’s lowered back down for final cargo loading over the weekend. -
#36 by Rondaz on 03 Nov, 2022 19:51
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L-72 Hour Forecast: 80% Favorable Weather for Sun. Launch
Jamie Adkins Posted on November 3, 2022
The Wallops Range weather office forecast issued today for the Nov. 6 launch of Northrop Grumman’s 18th resupply mission to the International Space Station puts weather at 80% favorable, with the main concern being a slight chance of low-level clouds that may potentially violate cloud ceiling requirements.
Unseasonably warm conditions and tranquil weather are expected through this weekend. A cold front will be located over the Appalachian Mountains Sunday morning, providing light southerly surface flow and upper-level cirrus cloudiness over the Wallops Region. An increase of low-level moisture over the Wallops region due to the light winds may provide some low-level clouds over the Wallops region near launch time. At this time, the primary concern for launch would be a slight chance of low-level clouds.
NASA commercial cargo provider Northrop Grumman is targeting 5:50 a.m. EST Sunday, Nov. 6, for the launch.
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#37 by Rondaz on 03 Nov, 2022 19:58
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Northrop Grumman CRS-18 Mission Prepares for Launch
Jamie Adkins Posted on November 3, 2022
The next resupply mission to the International Space Station from commercial cargo provider Northrop Grumman is preparing for launch during a window that opens 5:50 a.m. EST Sunday, Nov. 6, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
Loaded with more than 8,200 pounds of research, crew supplies, and hardware, Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus cargo spacecraft will launch on the company’s Antares rocket from Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s Pad 0A on Wallops Island.
This Cygnus spacecraft is named S.S. Sally Ride, in honor of the first American woman in space.
Live coverage of the launch will air on NASA Television, the agency’s website and the NASA app beginning at 5:30 a.m. EST Sunday, Nov. 6, with a prelaunch briefing Saturday, Nov. 5, at 1 p.m. EDT.
Live coverage of the mission countdown is scheduled to begin at approximately 1:50 a.m. EDT on the Wallops IBM Cloud Video site. Note that the time changes from Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) to Eastern Standard Time (EST) at 2 a.m., Nov. 6.
The NASA Visitor Center at Wallops will be open for this launch. Gates open at 3:30 a.m. EST. Viewing locations on Chincoteague Island include Robert Reed Park on Main Street or Beach Road spanning the area between Chincoteague and Assateague Islands. The Virginia, Maryland and Delaware Atlantic beaches also provide good viewing locations.
Members of the public can register to attend the launch virtually. NASA’s virtual guest program for this launch includes curated launch resources, timely mission updates, and a virtual guest passport stamp following a successful launch.
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 Wallops Facebook, ISS Facebook, and ISS Instagram accounts.
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.
Research investigations launching to the orbiting laboratory aboard this Cygnus include:
a facility and study that attempt to advance 3D biological printing of human tissue in space
a study taking advantage of microgravity to better understand catastrophic mudflows that can occur after wildfires
Uganda and Zimbabwe’s first satellites developed as a part of the BIRDS program, an interdisciplinary project for non-space faring countries
an investigation into how microgravity influences ovary function
an experiment that studies if changes space-grown plants undergo to adapt to microgravity can be transmitted through seeds to the next generation
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.
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#38 by FutureSpaceTourist on 04 Nov, 2022 13:17
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https://twitter.com/nasa_wallops/status/1588527123421188096Quote
48-Hour Weather Update ⛅
Weather is predicted to be 80% favorable, with the main concern being a slight chance of low-level clouds that may potentially violate cloud ceiling requirements during the launch window on Nov. 6 at 5:50 am ET. Learn more:
https://blogs.nasa.gov/ng-crs-18/2022/11/03/l-72-hour-forecast-80-favorable-weather-for-sun-launch/QuoteL-72 Hour Forecast: 80% Favorable Weather for Sun. Launch
The Wallops Range weather office forecast issued today for the Nov. 6 launch of Northrop Grumman’s 18th resupply mission to the International Space Station puts weather at 80% favorable, with the main concern being a slight chance of low-level clouds that may potentially violate cloud ceiling requirements.
Unseasonably warm conditions and tranquil weather are expected through this weekend. A cold front will be located over the Appalachian Mountains Sunday morning, providing light southerly surface flow and upper-level cirrus cloudiness over the Wallops Region. An increase of low-level moisture over the Wallops region due to the light winds may provide some low-level clouds over the Wallops region near launch time. At this time, the primary concern for launch would be a slight chance of low-level clouds.
NASA commercial cargo provider Northrop Grumman is targeting 5:50 a.m. EST Sunday, Nov. 6, for the launch.
Author Jamie Adkins
Posted on November 3, 2022
Categories Antares, Cygnus, Expedition 68, Northrop Grumman
Photo caption:QuoteA Northrop Grumman Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus spacecraft loaded with cargo bound for the International Space Station stands vertical on Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s Pad-0A, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Northrop Grumman’s 18th contracted cargo resupply mission with NASA to the International Space Station will deliver more than 8,000 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory and its crew. The CRS-18 Cygnus spacecraft is named after the first American woman in space, Sally Ride, and is scheduled to launch at 5:50 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 6, 2022, EST. Photo Credit: (NASA/Jamie Adkins)
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#39 by Rondaz on 04 Nov, 2022 13:55
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Read all about the science headed to the @Space_Station on Northrop Grumman’s 18th resupply mission..
https://twitter.com/ISS_Research/status/1588540711393439748
