Cygnus NG-13 (CRS-13) - Antares-230+ - MARS LP-0A - 09.02.2020, 22:39 UTC

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https://www.nasa.gov/wallops/2020/feature/nasa-tv-coverage-set-for-cygnus-launch-to-the-international-space-station

Feb. 5, 2020

NASA TV Coverage Set for Cygnus Launch to the International Space Station


Credits: NASA / Terry Zaprach

NASA TV will cover the next launch of Northrop Grumman's Antares rocket carrying the Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the international Space Station beginning at 5 p.m. EST, Sunday, Feb. 9.

NASA's commercial partner Northrop Grumman is scheduled to launch its Antares rocket fr om 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. The launch, as well as briefings preceding the launch, will air live on NASA Television and the agency's website beginning on Saturday, Feb. 8

NASA TV will air two pre-launch briefings for the mission at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, wh ere mission managers will provide an overview and status of launch operations. Scientists and researchers will discuss some of the investigations and technology demonstrations to be delivered to the space station at 3 p.m., Feb. 8. Following launch on Feb. 9, NASA social media channels will confirm the spacecraft's solar array deployment approximately 2 hours and 20 minutes after launch.

Cygnus will carry approximately 8,000 pounds of crew supplies and hardware to the space station, including science and research in support of dozens of research investigations.


Credits: NASA / Terry Zaprach

Highlights of space station research that will be facilitated by investigations aboard this Cygnus are:
·       Mobile Space Lab, a tissue and cell culturing facility that can perform a biology experiment without the need for crew operations for as long as a month.


·       OsteoOmics, investigates the molecular mechanisms behind bone loss in microgravity.


·       Phage Evolution, examines the effects of microgravity and radiation exposure on viruses that target human bacteria without harming human cells or the body's beneficial bacteria population. The investigation results could ultimately help protect the health of astronauts on future missions.


·       The Mochii investigation provides an initial demonstration of a new miniature scanning electron microscope (SEM) with spectroscopy. Mochii will demonstrate real-time, on-site imaging and measurements of micro- and nanostructures aboard the space station.


·       The Spacecraft Fire Experiment-IV (Saffire-IV) investigation will examine the development and growth of a fire in different materials and environmental conditions.

The Cygnus spacecraft, dubbed the SS Robert H. Lawrence, will arrive at the space station Tuesday, Feb. 11 at about 4:30 a.m., Expedition 62 Flight Engineer Andrew Morgan will grapple Cygnus and NASA's Jessica Meir will be acting as a backup. After Cygnus capture, the spacecraft will be installed on the Unity module's Earth-facing port. The spacecraft is scheduled to stay at the space station until May.

Live coverage of the capture will begin at 3 a.m. and Cygnus installation coverage will begin at 6 a.m.

The Cygnus spacecraft is scheduled to remain at the space station until May 11, when it will depart the orbiting laboratory. The Saffire-IV experiment will be conducted within the Cygnus spacecraft after it departs the station and prior to deorbit when it also will dispose of several tons of trash during a fiery reentry into Earth's atmosphere May 25.

If the launch does not occur on Feb. 9, the next launch opportunity is 5:16 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10, with NASA TV coverage starting at 4:45 p.m.

This will be the second mission under Northrop Grumman's CRS-2 contract with NASA. Under Northrop Grumman's Commercial Resupply Services-2 contract, the company will fly a minimum of eight missions to the International Space Station through 2024.


PRELAUNCH NEWS CONFERENCE ON NASA TV
Saturday, Feb. 8 (L-1 day): A prelaunch status briefing will be held at Wallops Visitor Center auditorium at 11 a.m. NASA TV will provide live coverage, as well as streaming internet coverage.


Participants will be:

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• Ven Feng, manager, ISS Transportation Integration Office, NASA's International Space Station program
  
• Heidi Parris, assistant program scientist, International Space Station Program Science Office
  
• Jeff Reddish, project manager, Wallops Range Antares
  
• Frank DeMauro, vice president and general manager, Tactical Space Systems, Northrop Grumman
  
• Kurt Eberly, Antares vice president, Launch and Missile Defense Systems, Northrop Grumman
  

WHAT'S ON BOARD SCIENCE BRIEFING ON NASA TV

Saturday, Feb. 8 (L-1 day): A science, research and technology briefing will be held at the Wallops Visitor Center auditorium at 3 p.m. NASA Television will provide live coverage, as well as streaming internet coverage.

Participants will include:

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• Heidi Parris, assistant program scientist, NASA's International Space Station Program Science Office
  
• Patrick O'Neill, marketing and communications senior manager, ISS U.S. National Laboratory
  
• Caitlin O'Connell and Devin Ridgely, Mobile Space Lab, Scorpio-V, HNu Photonics
  
• Bruce Hammer and Louis Kidder, OsteoOmics, University of Minnesota
  
• Christopher Own and James Martinez, Mochii, Voxa
  
• Gary Ruff, Saffire-IV, NASA's Glenn Research Center
  

The public can submit questions during the pre-launch press conference and the What's on Board briefing at #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 keith.a.koehler@nasa.gov for phone dial-in information.
NASA TV LAUNCH COVERAGE


Sunday, Feb. 9 (Launch day): NASA TV live coverage will begin at 5 p.m. EST. For NASA TV downlink information, schedules and links to streaming video, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv


IN-FLIGHT NASA TV COVERAGE


If launch occurs Feb. 9, NASA TV will provide live coverage of the arrival of the Cygnus cargo ship to the International Space Station on Monday, Feb. 11. NASA TV will cover the rendezvous and capture of Cygnus beginning at 3 a.m. with capture taking place at approximately 4:30 a.m.  


NASA WEB PRELAUNCH AND LAUNCH COVERAGE


Prelaunch and launch day coverage of the Northrop Grumman CRS-13 flight will be available on the NASA website. Coverage will include live streaming beginning at 12:30 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 9, on the Wallops Ustream site. Live coverage on the NASA website begins at 5 p.m. on launch day. ...


You can follow countdown coverage on our launch blog at: https://blogs.nasa.gov/northropgrumman


Last Updated: Feb. 5, 2020
Editor: Patrick Black

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/northropgrumman/2020/02/05/antares-rocket-for-northrop-grumman-crs-13-rolls-to-launch-pad/

Antares Rocket for Northrop Grumman CRS-13 Rolls to Launch Pad

Isabelle Yan
Posted Feb 5, 2020 at 4:08 pm

NASA's commercial partner Northrop Grumman is scheduled to launch its Antares rocket carrying its Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station at 5:39 p.m. EDT Sunday, Feb. 9.

Loaded with more than 8,000 pounds of research, crew supplies and hardware, this is Northrop Grumman's 13th commercial resupply NASA-contracted mission. It will launch from Virginia Space's Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility.


A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket is seen as it is rolled out of the Horizontal Integration Facility to launch Pad-0A, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)


Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)


Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

The team rolled the Antares rocket out to Pad-0A at Wallops the morning of Wednesday, Feb. 5.

More images are available from NASA Headquarters' Flickr gallery.

The launch, as well as briefings preceding and following liftoff, will air live on NASA Television and the agency's website beginning at 5:00 p.m. EDT Feb. 9.

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NASA HQ PHOTO✔@nasahqphoto 2:31 AM - Feb 6, 2020

The @NorthropGrumman #Antares rocket is vertical on the @NASA_Wallops launch pad. Launch to the International Space Station is planned for 5:39 p.m. EST Sunday, Feb. 9. More https://flic.kr/s/aHsmLdbEk5

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Joseph Navin李祖耀@josephanavin 4:26 AM - Feb 6, 2020

The NG-13 Antares rocket was raised to vertical at Pad-0A this evening @NASA_Wallops

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Joseph Navin李祖耀@josephanavin 9:34 PM - Feb 6, 2020

This exact same @northropgrumman Castor 30XL second stage will ins ert the #NG13 Cygnus "SS Major Robert Lawrence" in to orbit. This photo was taken by myself during the #NG12 tour in November. Stay tuned for more from @NASASpaceflight for NG-13 updates.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/northropgrumman/2020/02/06/latest-weather-forecast-for-northrop-grummans-crs-13-launch-90-favorable/

Latest Weather Forecast for Northrop Grumman's CRS-13 Launch: 90% Favorable

Isabelle Yan
Posted Feb 6, 2020 at 4:34 pm

The latest weather forecast stands at 90% favorable for the Feb. 9 launch of Northrop Grumman's Antares rocket from Virginia Space's Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility. At this time, cumulus clouds are the only weather concern being tracked for a launch attempt on Sunday afternoon.

NASA's commercial partner Northrop Grumman is scheduled to launch its 13th commercial resupply services mission, carrying more than 8,000 pounds of research, crew supplies and hardware to the International Space Station, at 5:39 p.m. EDT on Feb. 9.


A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus resupply spacecraft is seen just after being raised into a vertical position on Pad-0A, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Low pressure will continue to slowly move northeastward across the Mid-Atlantic tonight, bringing periods of rain and gusty winds through Friday. There is an uptick in cloudiness and a slight chance of an isolated shower or snow flurry early Sunday morning, but high pressure will build back into the Mid-Atlantic by Sunday afternoon, allowing for dry conditions, decreasing cloudiness, and light winds.

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Northrop Grumman Set to Launch Cygnus Spacecraft to the International Space Station for NASA
February 07, 2020

WALLOPS, Va. – Feb. 7 2020 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is set to launch the company's AntaresTM rocket carrying its CygnusTM spacecraft to the International Space Station for NASA. This mission, known as NG-13, marks the company's 13th cargo mission for NASA and the second mission under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services-2 contract.

Northrop Grumman's Antares rocket sits on the launch pad at NASA Wallops Flight Facility in preparation for the Feb. 9 launch of the S.S. Robert Henry Lawrence Jr. Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station for the NG-13 mission.

The launch is scheduled for Feb. 9 at 5:39 p.m. ET fr om the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad 0A on Wallops Island, Virginia, at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility, with rendezvous and berthing at the station to occur on Feb. 11. The mission will use the Antares 230+ configuration and will conduct a 24-hour late load operation.

"Antares is Northrop Grumman's workhorse for providing commercial cargo delivery to the space station," said Scott Lehr, vice president and general manager, launch and missile defense systems, Northrop Grumman. "The capability to load cargo just before launch, and the increased performance of Antares, provides NASA with the flexibility they can depend on for timely and cost effective Space Station resupply."

For the NG-13 mission, Cygnus will carry approximately 7,500 pounds (3,400 kilograms) of cargo for the crew aboard the station. This marks the second time two Cygnus spacecraft will be in flight at the same time as the NG-12 vehicle, which remains in orbit after departing from the station on Jan. 31.

"Northrop Grumman's Cygnus spacecraft has undergone a number of upgrades throughout our 13 missions," said Frank DeMauro, vice president and general manager, tactical space systems, Northrop Grumman. "We continue to offer NASA and our commercial customers a reliable spacecraft that not only delivers vital cargo, but is also a fully functioning science laboratory in space and has now demonstrated its ability to perform long-duration in-orbit operations."

Once Cygnus is grappled to the International Space Station, the spacecraft will remain attached for approximately three months before departing with up to 8,200 pounds (approximately 3,720 kilograms) of cargo for disposal.

On this mission, Cygnus will once again host the Spacecraft Fire Safety Experiment – IV (Saffire-IV) providing an environment to safely study fire in microgravity. The Saffire experiment, designed by the NASA's Glenn Research Center, has flown on three previous Cygnus missions. NG-13 will also support CubeSat deployments via SEOPS SlingShot deployer and a SEOPS hosted payload. This underscores how the Cygnus spacecraft continues to serve scientific needs and commercial business in low-Earth orbit through the second phase of its resupply missions to the space station.

Northrop Grumman names each Cygnus spacecraft in honor of individuals who have significantly contributed to the United States' commercial space program. For the NG-13 mission, the company commemorates astronaut Major Robert Henry Lawrence Jr., the nation's first African American astronaut. In 1967, the U.S. Air Force selected Lawrence as an astronaut for the Manned Orbiting Laboratory program. Although his career was cut short in a tragic accident, he paved the way for future aerospace pioneers and highlighted the need for diversity and inclusion across the industry.

Live coverage of the Antares launch and Cygnus capture and installation at the space station will be available on NASA Television at http://www.nasa.gov/live. Details about the mission including a map to show wh ere you might see the launch are available here.

Northrop Grumman solves the toughest problems in space, aeronautics, defense and cyberspace to meet the ever-evolving needs of our customers worldwide. Our 90,000 employees define possible every day using science, technology and engineering to create and deliver advanced systems, products and services.

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NASA Wallops✔@NASA_Wallops 10:44 PM - Feb 7, 2020

Only 2 days remain until Northrop Grumman's CRS-13 mission launches to the International Space Station. In the mean time, take a look back at Antares and Cygnus' journey to launch pad 0A. The rocket and spacecraft traveled 1 mile per hour to get there!

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Northrop Grumman✔@northropgrumman 10:44 PM - Feb 7, 2020

#DYK you can see a rocket launch along the East Coast on Sunday? Watch our NG-13 #Antares head to the @Space_Station at 5:39 pm ET.

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Latest Weather Forecast 95% Favorable for Northrup Grumman CRS-13 Launch

Isabelle Yan
Posted Feb 7, 2020 at 3:38 pm

The latest weather forecast stands at 95% favorable for the scheduled launch Sunday, Feb. 9 of Northrop Grumman's Antares rocket from Virginia Space's Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. As of this time, cumulus clouds and thick clouds are the primary weather concerns being tracked for a launch attempt at 5:39 p.m. EST Sunday.

Northrop Grumman's 13th contracted cargo resupply mission with NASA will send the Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station to deliver approximately 8,000 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory and its crew.


A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket is rolled out to Pad-0A, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Blustery conditions will continue today as a deep area of low pressure continues to move off to our northeast. Winds will subside overnight tonight, providing for a calm, uneventful Saturday. A weak upper level shortwave trough will then move across the Mid-Atlantic Saturday night, 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. Clouds begin to increase in the mid and upper- levels Sunday evening as another cold front approaches the region.

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NASA Wallops✔@NASA_Wallops 11:53 PM - Feb 7, 2020

Antares returned to the horizontal position on pad 0A. Tomorrow, late load cargo will be packed into Cygnus.

Weather forecasts have been updated, predicting 95% chance of favorable launch weather on Feb. 9.

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

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

Isabelle Yan
Posted Feb 8, 2020 at 9:00 am

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.


Commander Peggy Whitson works on the OsteoOmics bone cell study that utilizes the Microgravity Science Glovebox inside the U.S. Destiny laboratory on May 2, 2017. Credits: NASA

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 keith.a.koehler@nasa.gov 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

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