(AGENPARL) – mar 30 luglio 2024 NASA Sets Coverage for Northrop Grumman’s 21st Station Resupply Launch
Jul 30, 2024
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[An image of Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm shortly after being captured at the International Space Station]
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm shortly after being captured at the International Space Station.
Credit: NASA
NASA, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX are targeting 11:28 a.m. EDT on Saturday, Aug. 3, for the next launch to deliver science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. This launch is the 21st Northrop Grumman commercial resupply services mission to the orbital laboratory for the agency.
Filled with nearly 8,200 pounds of supplies, the Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft, carried on the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, will launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Highlights of space station research facilitated by delivery aboard this Cygnus are:
* Test articles to evaluate liquid and gas flow through porous media found in space station life support systems.
* A balloon, penny, and hexnut for a new STEMonstration on centripetal force.
* Microorganisms known as Rotifers to examine the effects of spaceflight on DNA repair mechanisms.
* A bioreactor to demonstrate the production of many high-quality blood and immune stem cells.
* Vascularized liver tissue to analyze the development of blood vessels in engineered tissue flown to the space station.
NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative also is sending two CubeSats to deploy from the orbiting laboratory, CySat-1 from Iowa State University and DORA (Deployable Optical Receiver Aperture) from Arizona State University, making up ELaNa 52 (Educational Launch of Nanosatellites).
The Cygnus spacecraft is scheduled to remain at the space station until January when it will depart the orbiting laboratory at which point it will burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere. This spacecraft is named the S.S. Richard “Dick” Scobee after the former NASA astronaut.
NASA’s mission coverage is as follows (all times Eastern and subject to change based on real-time operations):
Friday, Aug. 2
3 p.m. – Prelaunch media teleconference (no earlier than one hour after completion of the Launch Readiness Review) with the following participants:
* Bill Spetch, operations integration manager, International Space Station Program
* Meghan Everett, deputy chief scientist, NASA’s International Space Station Program
* Ryan Tintner, vice president, civil space systems, Northrop Grumman
* Jared Metter, director, flight reliability, SpaceX
* Melody Lovin, launch weather officer, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s 45th Weather Squadron
Audio of the teleconference will stream live on the agency’s website at:

NASA TV Live

Saturday, Aug. 3:
11:28 a.m. – Launch
NASA Television launch coverage
Audio of the news teleconference and launch coverage will not be carried on the NASA “V” circuits. Launch coverage without NASA TV commentary via a tech feed will not be available for this launch.
NASA website launch coverage
Launch day coverage of the mission will be available on the NASA website. Coverage will include live streaming and blog updates beginning no earlier than 11:10 a.m., Aug. 3, as the countdown milestones occur. On-demand streaming video on NASA+ and photos of the launch will be available shortly after liftoff. For questions about countdown coverage, contact the NASA Kennedy newsroom at 321-867-2468. Follow countdown coverage on our International Space Station blog for updates.
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