{"id":8934,"date":"2023-08-01T18:10:59","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T22:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/countdown-underway-weather-90-favorable-for-antares-launch\/"},"modified":"2023-08-01T18:10:59","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T22:10:59","slug":"countdown-underway-weather-90-favorable-for-antares-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/countdown-underway-weather-90-favorable-for-antares-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Countdown Underway; Weather 90% Favorable for Antares Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Countdown Underway; Weather 90% Favorable for Antares Launch<\/h2>\n

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The countdown is underway for tonight\u2019s\u00a0launch of\u00a0NASA commercial resupply provider <\/span>Northrop Grumman<\/span><\/a>\u2018s Antares rocket and Cygnus cargo spacecraft. Weather <\/span>is now 90%<\/span> favorable for the launch of this resupply mission to the International Space Station.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus spacecraft loaded with cargo bound for the International Space Station is stood up vertical on Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport\u2019s Pad-0A, Friday, July 28, 2023, at NASA\u2019s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Northrop Grumman\u2019s 19th contracted cargo resupply mission with NASA to the International Space Station will deliver more than 8,200 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory and its crew. The CRS-19 Cygnus spacecraft is named after NASA astronaut Dr. Laurel Clark who flew aboard Columbia STS-107, and is scheduled to launch at 8:31 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. Photo Credit: (Northrop Grumman\/Thom Baur)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Live coverage of the launch with commentary will air on NASA Television, the agency\u2019s <\/span>website<\/span><\/a> and the <\/span>NASA app<\/span><\/a> beginning at 8 p.m. EDT.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The five-minute launch window opens at 8:31 p.m. EDT, with liftoff taking place from Virginia Space Authority\u2019s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad-0A at NASA\u2019s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The NASA Visitor Center at Wallops will be open for this launch. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. EDT and be closed once the visitor center reaches capacity.<\/span><\/p>\n

Backup viewing locations on Chincoteague Island include Robert Reed Park on Main Street or Beach Road spanning the area between Chincoteague and Assateague Islands. The beach at the Assateague Island National Seashore\/Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge will <\/span>NOT<\/span><\/b> be open during the launch.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The countdown is underway for tonight\u2019s\u00a0launch of\u00a0NASA commercial resupply provider Northrop Grumman\u2018s Antares rocket and Cygnus cargo spacecraft. Weather is now 90% favorable for the launch of this resupply mission to the International Space Station.\u00a0 Live coverage of the launch with commentary will air on NASA Television, the agency\u2019s website and the NASA app beginning \u2026 Continue reading → <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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