Cygnus OA-9 (CRS-9) - Antares-230 - MARS LP-0A - 21.05.2018 08:44 UTC

[tnt22]

OA-9_FactSheet.pdf - 1.9 MB, 2 стр, 2018-04-30 13:19:56 UTC

[tnt22]

АНОНС. Запуск Cygnus OA-9 к МКС

[tnt22]

Dave Dickinson‏ @Astroguyz 2 ч. назад

Interesting launch geometry for the Cygnus @OrbitalATK OA-9 mission from @NASA_Wallops two weeks from now on May 20th; the 5 minute launch window opens just 50 minutes before sunrise, headed SE with a good visible ISS pass. Best launches in Florida were pre-dawn:

Спойлер

[свернуть]

[tnt22]

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-highlights-science-on-next-orbital-atk-mission-to-space-station

May 7, 2018
MEDIA ADVISORY M18-074

NASA Highlights Science on Next Orbital ATK Mission to Space Station


The Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo craft is pictured as the International Space Station orbits above the state of Florida, The Bahamas and the country of Cuba.
Credits: NASA

NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Thursday, May 10, to discuss sel ect science investigations and technology demonstrations launching on the next Orbital ATK commercial resupply flight to the International Space Station.

Orbital ATK is targeting Sunday, May 20, for the launch of its Cygnus spacecraft on an Antares rocket from pad 0A at Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Virginia. 

The Cygnus spacecraft will carry crew supplies, scientific research and hardware to the orbiting laboratory to support the Expedition 55 and 56 crews for the ninth contracted mission by Orbital ATK under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contract.

Спойлер

To participate in the teleconference, media must contact Kathryn Hambleton at 202-358-1100 or kathryn.hambleton@nasa.gov by 10 a.m. Thursday, for dial-in information. 

Participants in Thursday's briefing will be:

[/li]
• Sarah Wallace, microbiologist at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston and principal investigator for Biomolecule Extraction and Sequencing Technology (BEST), an investigation to identify unknown microbial organisms on the space station and understand how humans, plants and microbes adapt to living on the station
• Robert Shotwell, chief engineer for Astronomy and Physics Directorate, at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, and manager for the Cold Atom Laboratory, a physics research facility used by scientists to explore how atoms interact when they have almost no motion due to extreme cold temperatures
  

[/li]
• Andrea Adamo, founder and CEO for Zaiput Flow Technologies, who will discuss plans to validate a unique liquid separation system that relies on surface forces, rather than gravity, to extract one liquid from another
• Brandon Briggs, assistant professor at the University of Alaska Anchorage, who will discuss a payload that will evaluate the biological production of the biofuel isobutene using engineered E.coli under microgravity conditions
  

[/li]
• A representative fr om Space Applications Services for the Ice Cubes Facility, the first commercial European opportunity to conduct research in space, made possible through an agreement with ESA (European Space Agency)
  

Audio of the teleconference will be streamed live online at: 

http://www.nasa.gov/live

For launch countdown coverage, NASA's launch blog, and more information about the mission, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/orbitalatk

-end-

Kathryn Hambleton
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
kathryn.hambleton@nasa.gov

[свернуть]

Last Updated: May 7, 2018
Editor: Sean Potter

[tnt22]

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2018/05/07/station-getting-ready-for-spacewalks-and-next-cargo-mission/

Station Getting Ready for Spacewalks and Next Cargo Mission

Mark Garcia
Posted May 7, 2018 at 2:18 pm

...
On May 20... Orbital ATK is planning to launch its Cygnus space freighter on a four day trip to the orbital laboratory. Cygnus will resupply the Expedition 55 crew with new science experiments, crew supplies, station hardware and gear that will be installed on the June 14 spacewalk.
...

[tnt22]

NASA Wallops‏Подлинная учетная запись @NASA_Wallops 17 ч. назад

The @OrbitalATK CRS-9 cargo launch to the @Space_Station on May 20 is fast approaching! This week, the team prepared the CubeSat deployer. After the #Cygnus spacecraft delivers more than 7,000 pounds of cargo, it'll depart from the Space Station and deploy the CubeSats.

[tnt22]

NOTMAR (local)

antares_0a-9_pao_notmar.pdf - 159.7 KB, 2018-05-02 12:53:21 UTC

[tnt22]

Orbital ATK‏Подлинная учетная запись @OrbitalATK 14 мин. назад

We are proud to announce that our #OA9 #Cygnus will be named in honor of J.R. Thompson, a distinguished leader in the aerospace industry and a member of our Orbital ATK family http://bit.ly/2ru6609 

[tnt22]

SS_JR Thompson_Bio.pdf - 428.8 KB, 1 стр, 2018-05-08 14:11:37 UTC

[поц]

NanoRacks‏Подлинная учетная запись @NanoRacks 5 ч.5 часов назад


The NanoRacks External #Cygnus Deployer is looking good. Ready for a great launch out of @NASA_Wallops. Thanks to our partners at @OrbitalATK for offering our #CubeSats a great ride!

[tnt22]

OA-9 Cygnus Spacecraft Named in Honor of J.R. Thompson

Orbital ATK

Опубликовано: 8 мая 2018 г.

For each CRS mission, it is a tradition at Orbital ATK to name the Cygnus cargo spacecraft for an individual who has furthered our nation's human spaceflight programs. For the OA-9 mission, Orbital ATK is proud to announce that the OA-9 spacecraft will be named after J.R. Thompson, a distinguished leader in the aerospace industry and a member of our Orbital ATK family. Throughout his life, J.R. held prominent positions at NASA, the Marshall Space Flight Center, and Orbital Sciences. We are honored to celebrate his life with the upcoming launch of the S.S. J.R. Thompson.

(2:16)

[tnt22]

Orbital ATK‏Подлинная учетная запись @OrbitalATK 2 ч. назад

#tbt to the mating of the #OA9 S.S. J.R. Thompson #Cygnus service module with the pressurized cargo module. Our OA-9 mission is set to launch aboard our #Antares rocket from @NASA_Wallops on May 20 at 5:04 a.m. EDT/9:04 a.m. UTC.

[tnt22]

Orbital ATK‏Подлинная учетная запись @OrbitalATK 6 мин. назад

The mate of our #OA9 #Cygnus to the #Antares launch vehicle is underway. Once mated, the spacecraft will be readied to receive the late load of cargo on May 15 in preparation for a 5:04 a.m. EDT launch on May 20

[поц]

NASA Wallops‏Подлинная учетная запись @NASA_Wallops 8 ч.8 часов назад


The Horizontal Integration Facility was built in 2011 on Wallops Island to bring the stages of a rocket together in preparation for launch. This week, the team mated the Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the Antares rocket. They'll travel as one from the HIF to the launch pad on May 17!

[tnt22]

Orbital ATK‏Подлинная учетная запись @OrbitalATK 29 мин. назад

Heads up East Coast! We are scheduled to launch our #OA9 #Cygnus aboard #Antares from @NASA_Wallops a week from today. Take a look to find out when you'll be able to see the launch from your town. The five-minute window opens at 5:04 am EDT

[поц]

Intl. Space Station‏Подлинная учетная запись @Space_Station 7 мин.7 минут назад


The astronauts are preparing for Wednesday's spacewalk while training for next week's arrival of the @OrbitalATK #Cygnus space freighter.

[tnt22]

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2018/05/14/busy-astronauts-ramp-up-for-spacewalk-and-cygnus-cargo-mission/

Busy Astronauts Ramp Up for Spacewalk and Cygnus Cargo Mission

Mark Garcia
Posted May 14, 2018 at 1:52 pm

...

Orbital ATK will launch their Cygnus space freighter on Sunday at 5:04 a.m. EDT to resupply the Expedition 55 crew just four days after Feustel and Arnold complete their fourth spacewalk together. After a four-day trip in space, Cygnus will deliver crew supplies, station hardware and experiments exploring a variety of subjects including life science and space physics.

Arnold and Tingle practiced the robotics maneuvers today on a computer they will use to capture Cygnus after its approach and rendezvous with the station on May 24 at 5:20 a.m. NASA TV will broadcast the Cygnus launch and capture activities live at the orbital laboratory.

[tnt22]

https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2018/05/14/iss-daily-summary-report-5142018/

...
Cygnus OA-9 Capture On-board Training (OBT):
Today the crew reviewed the OA-9 mission profile, rendezvous crew procedures, and interfaces necessary for monitoring and commanding to the Cygnus vehicle. Once completed, they participated in a conference with ground specialists to discuss the overall capture training plan and reviewed the Backaway and Capture Cue Cards. OA-9 is scheduled to arrive at the ISS on 24-May.

[tnt22]

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2018/05/15/cygnus-checks-and-final-preps-before-wednesdays-spacewalk/

Cygnus Checks and Final Preps Before Wednesday's Spacewalk

Mark Garcia
Posted May 15, 2018 at 1:02 pm

...
Orbital ATK is getting its Cygnus space freighter ready for launch Sunday at 5:04 a.m. to deliver science, supplies and hardware to the Expedition 55 crew. Astronaut Scott Tingle checked out command and communications gear that will be used when Cygnus arrives four days later on Thursday for capture at 5:20 a.m.

[поц]

NASA Wallops‏Подлинная учетная запись @NASA_Wallops 4 ч.4 часа назад


The Cold Atom Lab is designed to study ultra-cold quantum gases in the microgravity environment of the @Space_Station. This physics laboratory will travel to the ISS aboard the Cygnus spacecraft during the upcoming CRS-9 launch.