NASA Sets Coverage for Northrop Grumman Cargo Space Station Mission
NASA, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX are targeting 12:29 p.m. EST on Monday, Jan. 29, for the next launch to deliver science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station for the agency and its partners. This launch is the 20th Northrop Grumman commercial resupply services mission to the orbital laboratory for the agency.
Live launch coverage will begin at 12:15 p.m. and air on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, YouTube, and on the agency?s website, with prelaunch events starting Friday, Jan. 26. Learn how to stream NASA TV through a variety of platforms.
Filled with more than 8,200 pounds of supplies, the Cygnus cargo spacecraft, carried on the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, will launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. It will arrive at the space station Wednesday, Jan. 31.
NASA coverage of rendezvous and capture will begin at 2 a.m., followed by installation coverage at 5 a.m. NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli will capture Cygnus using the station?s robotic arm, and NASA astronaut Loral O?Hara will act as backup. After capture, the spacecraft will be installed on the Unity module?s Earth-facing port.
Highlights of space station research facilitated by delivery aboard this Cygnus are:
Media interested in speaking to a subject matter expert about science aboard, should contact Sandra Jones at [email protected].
The Cygnus spacecraft is scheduled to remain at the space station until May when it will depart the orbiting laboratory at which point it will harmlessly burn up in the Earth?s atmosphere. This spacecraft is named the S.S. Patricia "Patty" Hilliard Robertson after the former NASA astronaut.
NASA coverage of the mission is as follows (all times Eastern and subject to change based on real-time operations):
Friday, Jan. 26:
1 p.m. ? The International Space Station National Lab will host a science webinar with the following participants:
Media must register for the science webinar by 12 p.m., Jan. 26, at:
https://bit.ly/48W97IW
6 p.m. ? Prelaunch media teleconference (no earlier than one hour after completion of the Launch Readiness Review) with the following participants:
Media who wish to participate by phone must request dial-in information by 4 p.m. Jan. 26, by emailing Kennedy?s newsroom at [email protected].
Monday, Jan. 29:
Wednesday, Jan. 31:
NASA Television launch coverageLive coverage of the launch on NASA Television will begin at 12:15 p.m., Jan. 29. For downlink information, schedules, and links to streaming video, visit: https://nasa.gov/nasatv.
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 coverageLaunch day coverage of the mission will be available on the NASA website. Coverage will include live streaming and blog updates beginning no earlier than 12:15 p.m., Monday, Jan. 29, 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.
Attend launch virtually
Members of the public can register to attend the launch virtually. Virtual guests will have access to curated resources, schedule changes, and mission-specific information straight to your inbox. Following each activity, virtual guests are sent a mission-specific collectable stamp for their virtual guest passport.
Watch, engage on social mediaLet people know you?re watching the mission on X, Facebook, and Instagram by following and tagging these accounts:
X: @NASA, @NASAKennedy, @NASASocial, @Space_Station, @ISS_Research, @ISS_CASIS
Facebook: NASA, NASAKennedy, ISS, ISS National Lab
Instagram: @NASA, @NASAKennedy, @ISS, @ISSNationalLab
Para obtener información sobre cobertura en espa?ol en el Centro Espacial Kennedy o si desea solicitar entrevistas en espa?ol, comuníquese con Antonia Jaramillo o Messod Bendayan a: [email protected] o [email protected].
Learn more about the commercial resupply mission at: https://www.nasa.gov/mission/nasas-northrop-grumman-crs-20/.
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Josh Finch / Claire O?SheaHeadquarters, [email protected] / [email protected]
Stephanie Plucinsky / Steven SiceloffKennedy Space Center, [email protected] / [email protected]
Sandra JonesJohnson Space Center, [email protected]
Ellen KlickaNorthrop Grumman, [email protected]
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