{"id":11599,"date":"2024-08-04T12:02:35","date_gmt":"2024-08-04T16:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/nasas-northrop-grumman-21st-cargo-mission-launch-coverage-underway\/"},"modified":"2024-08-04T12:02:35","modified_gmt":"2024-08-04T16:02:35","slug":"nasas-northrop-grumman-21st-cargo-mission-launch-coverage-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/nasas-northrop-grumman-21st-cargo-mission-launch-coverage-underway\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA\u2019s Northrop Grumman 21st Cargo Mission: Launch Coverage Underway"},"content":{"rendered":"

NASA\u2019s Northrop Grumman 21st Cargo Mission: Launch Coverage Underway<\/h2>\n

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A Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft, atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, stands tall at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in preparation for a launch to the International Space Station. Photo credit: SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

NASA\u2019s coverage is underway on <\/span><\/span>NASA+<\/span><\/span><\/a>, NASA Television, the <\/span><\/span>NASA app<\/span><\/span><\/a>, <\/span><\/span>YouTube<\/span><\/span><\/a>,<\/span> <\/span>X<\/span><\/span><\/a>, <\/span><\/span>Facebook<\/span><\/span><\/a>,<\/span><\/span> and the <\/span>agency\u2019s<\/span> <\/span>website<\/span><\/span><\/a> for the launch of <\/span><\/span>Northrop Grumman\u2019s 21st commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
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<\/span>The<\/span> company\u2019s Cygnus spacecraft is scheduled for<\/span> liftoff at<\/span> 11:<\/span>02<\/span> a<\/span>.m. EDT on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
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<\/span>Filled <\/span>with more than <\/span>8,<\/span>2<\/span>00 <\/span>pounds o<\/span>f <\/span><\/span>scientific investigations<\/span><\/span><\/a>, food, supplies, and equipment, <\/span>Cygnus <\/span><\/span>will arrive at the orbiting outpost <\/span>on <\/span>Tuesday<\/span>, <\/span>Aug<\/span>. <\/span>6<\/span>. NASA astronaut <\/span>Matt<\/span>hew<\/span> Dominick <\/span>will capture Cygnus using the station\u2019s Canadarm2 robotic arm, and NASA astronaut <\/span>Jeanette Epps <\/span>is<\/span> backup. After capture, the spacecraft will be installed on the Unity module\u2019s Earth-facing port<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Learn more about station activities by following <\/span><\/span>@space_station<\/span><\/span><\/a> and <\/span><\/span>@ISS_Research<\/span><\/span><\/a> on X<\/a> as well as the <\/span><\/span>ISS Facebook<\/span><\/span><\/a> and <\/span><\/span>ISS Instagram<\/span><\/span><\/a> accounts.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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NASA\u2019s coverage is underway on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, YouTube, X, Facebook, and the agency\u2019s website for the launch of Northrop Grumman\u2019s 21st commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station.\u00a0\u00a0The company\u2019s Cygnus spacecraft is scheduled for liftoff at 11:02 a.m. EDT on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 \u2026 Continue reading → <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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