Cygnus NG-10 (CRS-10) - Antares-230 - MARS LP-0A - 17.11.2018 09:01 UTC

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https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2018/nasa-tv-coverage-set-for-november-cygnus-launch-to-the-international-space-station

Nov. 10, 2018

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

NASA commercial cargo provider Northrop Grumman is scheduled to launch its 10th resupply mission to the International Space Station at 4:49 a.m. EST Thursday, Nov. 15, from the agency's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Live launch coverage will begin at 4:15 a.m. on NASA Television and the agency's website.

NASA TV will air two prelaunch briefings for the mission. At 2 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 13, scientists and researchers will discuss some of the investigations and technology demonstrations to be delivered to the station. Mission managers will provide an overview and status of launch operations at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 14.

The Cygnus cargo spacecraft will launch on Northrop Grumman's Antares rocket from Pad 0A of Virginia Space's Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, located at Wallops. Following launch on Nov. 15, NASA TV coverage of the spacecraft's solar array deployment will begin at 5:45 a.m., and a post-launch news briefing will held at approximately 7 a.m.


The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket for the CRS-10 mission is seen on the left being integrated in the Horizontal Integration Facility at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia's Eastern Shore. The CRS-10 Cygnus spacecraft is shown in the middle of the facilit,y and the Antares CRS-11 rocket, scheduled for launch in spring 2019, is on the right.
Credits: NASA's Wallops Flight Facility/Patrick Black

Under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contract, Cygnus will carry about 7,500 pounds of crew supplies and hardware to the space station, including science and research in support of dozens of research investigations.

Highlights of space station research that will be facilitated by investigations aboard this Cygnus are:

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• An investigation into the complex process of cement solidification to explore how gravity levels like those on the Moon and Mars may potentially affect concrete hardening.
• Research to develop a mathematical model for how an astronaut's perception of motion, body position and distance to objects changes in space.
• A test of the first integrated 3D printer and recycler to turn waste plastic materials into high-quality 3D-printer filament to create tools and materials, a key capability for future long-duration space missions beyond low-Earth orbit.
  

Included in the cargo are investigations that will enable U.S. National Laboratory research, which is managed by the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space. They include an investigation to evaluate growth of protein crystals implicated in Parkinson's disease and astrophysics research to examine the formation of chondrules, some of the oldest material in the solar system.

When Cygnus arrives to the space station, on Sunday, Nov. 18, Expedition 57 Flight Engineer Serena Auñón-Chancellor of NASA will grapple the spacecraft at about 4:35 a.m., backed up by Alexander Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency), who will monitor Cygnus systems during its approach for capture. They will use the space station's robotic arm to take hold of the Cygnus, dubbed the SS John Young. After Cygnus' capture, ground controllers will command the station's arm to rotate and install it on the bottom of the station's Unity module. NASA TV coverage of rendezvous and capture will begin at 3 a.m., and coverage of installation will begin at 6:15 a.m.

Cygnus is scheduled to remain at the space station until Feb. 12, 2019, when the spacecraft will depart the station and deploy several CubeSats before its fiery reentry into Earth's atmosphere as it disposes of several tons of trash.

If the launch does not occur on Thursday, Nov. 15, the next launch opportunity is 4:27 a.m. Friday, Nov. 16, with NASA TV coverage starting at 4 a.m.

This Cygnus spacecraft is named in honor of the former astronaut and U.S. Navy officer John Young. As a NASA astronaut, Young logged 835 hours in space participating in six missions: Gemini 3 and 10, Apollo 10 and 16, and STS-1 and 9.

WHAT'S ON BOARD SCIENCE BRIEFING ON NASA TV

Tuesday, Nov. 13 (L-2 day): A science, research and technology briefing will be held at the NASA Visitor Center auditorium at 2 p.m. NASA Television will provide live coverage, as well as streaming Internet coverage.

Participants will include:    

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• Tara Ruttley, associate chief scientist for Microgravity Research in NASA's Office of the Chief Scientist
• Diane Risdon, In-Space Manufacturing Refabricator project lead at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
• Liz Warren, associate program scientist for the station's National Lab
• Allison Porter, flight mission manager at Tethers Unlimited
• Michelle Lucas, founder and president of Higher Orbits
• Student researchers with Higher Orbits
  

PRELAUNCH NEWS CONFERENCE ON NASA TV

Wednesday, Nov. 14 (L-1 day): A prelaunch status briefing will be held at Wallops NASA 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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• Joel Montalbano, International Space Station Program deputy manager at NASA's Johnson Space Center
• Frank DeMauro, vice president for Human Space Systems and Logistics at Northrop Grumman
• Kurt Eberly, Antares vice president at Northrop Grumman
• Tara Ruttley, associate chief scientist for Microgravity Research, Office of the Chief Scientist, NASA Headquarters
• Doug Voss, deputy chief, Range and Mission Management Office, Wallops Flight Facility
  

POST-LAUNCH NEWS CONFERENCE ON NASA TV

Thursday, Nov. 15: A post-launch news conference will occur at about 7 a.m and NASA Television will provide live coverage, as well as streaming Internet coverage.
Participants will be:

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• Joel Montalbano, International Space Station Program deputy manager at NASA's Johnson Space Center
• Frank DeMauro, vice president for Human Space Systems and Logistics at Northrop Grumman
• Kurt Eberly, Antares vice president at Northrop Grumman
  

NASA TV LAUNCH COVERAGE

Thursday, Nov. 15 (Launch day): NASA TV live coverage will begin at 4:15 a.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 Nov. 15, NASA TV will provide live coverage of the arrival of the Cygnus cargo ship to the International Space Station. NASA TV will cover the rendezvous and grapple of Cygnus on Nov. 18 beginning at 3 a.m. EST with grapple taking place at approximately 4:35 a.m.  

NASA WEB PRELAUNCH AND LAUNCH COVERAGE

Prelaunch and launch day coverage of the Northrop Grumman CRS-10 flight will be available on the NASA website. Coverage will include live streaming beginning at 10:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 14, on the Wallops Ustream site. Live coverage on the NASA website begins at 4:15 a.m. on launch day. Photos of the launch will be available shortly after liftoff. For questions about countdown coverage, contact Keith Koehler at 757-824-1579. You can follow countdown coverage on our launch blog at: https://blogs.nasa.gov/northropgrumman

Learn more about the Northrop Grumman CRS-10 mission by going to the mission home page at: https://www.nasa.gov/northropgrumman


Last Updated: Nov. 10, 2018
Editor: Rob Garner

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https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-tv-coverage-set-for-nov-15-cygnus-launch-to-international-space-station

Nov. 10, 2018
MEDIA ADVISORY M18-171

NASA TV Coverage Set for Nov. 15 Cygnus Launch to International Space Station

NASA's commercial partner Northrop Grumman is scheduled to launch its Antares rocket, carrying the Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station, at 4:49 a.m. EST Thursday, Nov. 15. The launch, as well as briefings preceding and following the launch, will air live on NASA Television and the agency's website. 

Loaded with 7,500 pounds of research, crew supplies and hardware, this 10th commercial resupply mission for Northrop Grumman will launch from Virginia Space's Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility.

About 70 minutes after launch, an automated command will initiate deployment of the spacecraft's solar arrays. Full deployment will take approximately 30 minutes.

The Cygnus spacecraft, dubbed the SS John Young, will arrive at the space station Sunday, Nov. 18. At about 4:35 a.m., Expedition 57 Flight Engineer Serena Auñón-Chancellor of NASA will grapple the spacecraft using the station's robotic arm. She will be backed up by Alexander Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency), who will monitor Cygnus systems during its approach. After capture, ground controllers will command the robotic arm to rotate and install Cygnus on the bottom of the station's Unity module.

Complete coverage of launch activities is as follows:

Tuesday, Nov. 13:

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• 2 p.m. – What's on Board science briefing
• Tara Ruttley, associate chief scientist for Microgravity Research in NASA's Office of the Chief Scientist
• Diane Risdon, In-Space Manufacturing Refabricator project lead at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
• Liz Warren, associate program scientist for the station's National Lab
• Allison Porter, flight mission manager at Tethers Unlimited
• Michelle Lucas, founder and president of Higher Orbits
• Student researchers with Higher Orbits
• Siobhan Malany, founder and president of micro-gRx
  

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Wednesday, Nov. 14:

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• 11 a.m. – Prelaunch news conference
• Joel Montalbano, International Space Station Program deputy manager at NASA's Johnson Space Center
• Tara Ruttley
• Doug Voss, deputy chief of the Range and Mission Management Office at Wallops
• Frank DeMauro, vice president for Human Space Systems and Logistics at Northrop Grumman
• Kurt Eberly, Antares vice president at Northrop Grumman
  

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Thursday, Nov. 15:

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• 4:15 a.m. – Launch coverage begins
• 5:45 a.m. – Cygnus solar array deployment
• 7 a.m. – Postlaunch news conference
• Joel Montalbano
• Frank DeMauro
• Kurt Eberly
  

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Sunday, Nov. 18

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• 3 a.m. – Grapple of Cygnus with the space station's robotic arm
• 6:15 a.m. – Cygnus installation operations.
  

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The Cygnus spacecraft is scheduled to remain at the space station until Feb. 12, 2019, when it will depart, taking with it several tons of trash, and deploy several CubeSats before its fiery reentry into Earth's atmosphere.

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Last Updated: Nov. 10, 2018
Editor: Karen Northon

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Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF 13:45 - 12 нояб. 2018 г.

Even though a strong frontal system is predicted to arrive at the @NASA_Wallops spaceport on Thursday morning, there is currently a 60% chance of GOOD weather for the #Cygnus and #Antares launch at 04:49 EST (0949 UTC) Thursday morning to @Space_Station.

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Northrop Grumman‏Подлинная учетная запись @northropgrumman 9 мин. назад

Our NG-10 #Antares rocket carrying the S.S. John Young #Cygnus has rolled to @VCSFA_MARS Pad 0A at @NASA_Wallops! Launch scheduled for Thursday morning at 4:49 am ET #NorthropGrumman

NASA HQ PHOTO‏Подлинная учетная запись @nasahqphoto 5 ч. назад

Check out pictures from a late night rollout of the @northropgrumman Antares to the pad: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmvNRnwB 

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Northrop Grumman‏Подлинная учетная запись @northropgrumman 23 мин. назад

Heads up East Coast! We are scheduled to launch our NG-10 #Cygnus aboard #Antares from @nasawallops on Thursday, November 15! Take a look to find out when you'll be able to see the launch from your town. The five-minute launch window opens at 4:49 am EST. #NorthropGrumman

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Ken Kremer‏ @ken_kremer 55 мин. назад

2 Russian-built NPO Energomash #RD181 engines at base @northropgrumman #Antares rocket 1st stage to power #Cygnus #NG10 cargo mission to @Space_Station #ISS Nov 15 for @NASA -processing inside #HIF @NASAWallops. Now rolled 2 pad 0A!! Details my story/pics:https://kenkremer.blogspot.com/2018/11/upclose-with-antares-inside-northrop.html ...

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Northrop Grumman‏Подлинная учетная запись @northropgrumman 7 мин. назад

Heads up East Coast! We are scheduled to launch our NG-10 #Cygnus aboard #Antares from @NASA_Wallops this Thursday, November 15! Take a look to find out when you'll be able to see the launch from your town. The five-minute launch window opens at 4:49 am EST.
#NorthropGrumman

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NASA Wallops‏Подлинная учетная запись @NASA_Wallops 5:17 - 13 нояб. 2018 г.

Take a ride with Antares as it travels to Pad-0A! This timelapse footage follows @northropgrumman's rocket as it makes a mile-long journey from the Horizontal Integration Facility to the launch pad on a rainy Tuesday morning.

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Antares' Journey to the Launch Pad
Antares is on the move! Destination: Launch Pad 0A on Wallops Island. The rocket moved out of the Horizontal Integration Facility early Tuesday morning.

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Northrop Grumman‏Подлинная учетная запись @northropgrumman 28 мин. назад

L-2 days and counting! Our NG-10 #Antares went vertical on @VCSFA_MARS Pad 0A at @NASA_Wallops early this morning. Antares is set to deliver our #Cygnus spacecraft to the International @Space_Station with launch set for Thursday at 4:49 a.m. EST.
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Time-lapse: NG-10 Antares Rolls to Launch Pad

NASAWallops

Опубликовано: 13 нояб. 2018 г.

Northrop Grumman's Antares rocket with Cygnus cargo spacecraft aboard is now at Pad 0A of Virginia Space's Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, located at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility.

The Antares was rolled out of the Horizontal Integration Facility at Wallops late in the evening on Nov. 12, 2018.

NASA commercial cargo provider Northrop Grumman is scheduled to launch its NG-10 resupply mission to the International Space Station at 4:49 a.m. EST Thursday, Nov. 15.

Credit: NASA's Wallops Flight Facility/Patrick Black

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/northropgrumman/2018/11/12/forecast-for-ng-10-launch-3-days-out/

Forecast for NG-10 Launch, 3 Days Out

Rob Garner
Posted Nov 12, 2018 at 5:06 pm

The three-days-out launch range forecast has been issued for Northrop Grumman's Antares rocket with Cygnus cargo spacecraft on the company's NG-10 resupply mission to the International Space Station, scheduled for 4:49 a.m EST on Nov. 15 from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia's Eastern Shore.

An area of low pressure is expected to develop and bring rain showers to the Southeastern United States on Wednesday. These showers will quickly progress to the northeast on Wednesday night into early Thursday, drawing very close to Wallops by the launch window early Thursday morning. The timing of these showers will be key for determining weather suitability for launch Thursday.


The Cygnus spacecraft for the NG-10 mission, photographed in October at Wallops. Credits: NASA's Wallops Flight Facility/Patrick Black

The next launch range forecast will be issued Nov. 13.

The NG-10 mission's Cygnus spacecraft, dubbed the SS John Young, after NASA astronaut and U.S. Navy officer John Young, is loaded with 7,500 pounds of research, crew supplies and hardware.

Live coverage of the mission is scheduled to begin at 10:30 p.m. EST Nov. 14 on the Wallops video and audio Ustream sites. Launch coverage and commentary on NASA TV will begin at 4:15 a.m. EST Nov. 15.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/northropgrumman/2018/11/13/antares-rocket-arrives-at-launch-pad/

Antares Rocket Arrives at Launch Pad

Rob Garner
Posted Nov 13, 2018 at 8:21 am

Northrop Grumman's Antares rocket with Cygnus cargo spacecraft aboard is now at Pad 0A of Virginia Space's Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, located at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility.

The Antares was rolled out of the Horizontal Integration Facility at Wallops late in the evening on Nov. 12.

NASA commercial cargo provider Northrop Grumman is scheduled to launch its NG-10 resupply mission to the International Space Station at 4:49 a.m. EST Thursday, Nov. 15.

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Credit: NASA's Wallops Flight Facility/Patrick Black


Credit: NASA's Wallops Flight Facility/Patrick Black


Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky


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Credit: NASA's Wallops Flight Facility/Patrick Black


Credit: NASA's Wallops Flight Facility/Patrick Black

The NG-10 mission's Cygnus spacecraft, dubbed the SS John Young, after NASA astronaut and U.S. Navy officer John Young, is loaded with 7,500 pounds of research, crew supplies and hardware.

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Live coverage of the mission is scheduled to begin at 10:30 p.m. EST Nov. 14 on the Wallops video and audio Ustream sites. Launch coverage and commentary on NASA TV will begin at 4:15 a.m. EST Nov. 15.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/northropgrumman/2018/11/13/l-2-forecast-30-percent-favorable/

L-2 Forecast: 30-Percent Favorable

Rob Garner
Posted Nov 13, 2018 at 10:41 am

The latest Wallops range forecast for the scheduled launch of Northrop Grumman's Antares rocket on Nov. 15 puts weather at 30-percent favorable. At this time, the main weather concerns for a Thursday morning launch are thick clouds, disturbed weather and low cloud ceilings.

An area of low pressure will quickly develop on Wednesday over the Deep South, bringing rain showers to the Southeastern United States during the day. These showers will progress to the northeast on Wednesday night into early Thursday, likely arriving in the Wallops area by the time of the launch window.

After the launch window, rain will become heavy at times with increasing winds during the day on Thursday. Windy conditions will continue through Friday, with winds diminishing Friday night.

The Antares, with its International Space Station-bound Cygnus cargo spacecraft, is scheduled for liftoff at 4:49 a.m. EST on Nov. 15 from Pad 0A of Virginia Space's Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, located at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia's Eastern Shore.

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NASA Wallops‏Подлинная учетная запись @NASA_Wallops 5 мин. назад

Antares is vertical on the launch pad, and we're getting ready to kick off our What's on Board briefing. Want to ask a question about the @northropgrumman CRS-10 mission cargo? Use #AskNASA and tune in to NASA TV at 2 p.m. EST: http://nasa.gov/live .

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2018/11/13/u-s-russian-rockets-preparing-to-resupply-station-this-weekend/

U.S., Russian Rockets Preparing to Resupply Station This Weekend

Mark Garcia
Posted Nov 13, 2018 at 1:25 pm


Northrop Grumman's Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus resupply spacecraft is seen on Pad-0A after being raised into a vertical position, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018 at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

A U.S. rocket stands at its launch pad at the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia counting down to a Thursday morning launch. On the other side of the world in Kazakhstan, a Russian rocket is being processed for its launch Friday afternoon. Both spaceships are hauling several tons of food, fuel, supplies and new science to resupply the Expedition 57 crew aboard the International Space Station.

First, Northrop Grumman's Cygnus space freighter is set to blastoff atop the Antares rocket Thursday at 4:49 a.m. EST fr om Virginia's Atlantic coast. Next, Russia will roll out its Progress 71 (71P) cargo craft for a launch Friday at 1:14 p.m. from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

Cygnus will then lead the 71P on a dual journey to the orbital laboratory wh ere the two spaceships will arrive on Sunday just hours apart. Cygnus will get there first when Commander Alexander Gerst assisted by Flight Engineer Serena Auñón-Chancellor captures the private cargo carrier at 4:35 a.m. with the Canadarm2 robotic arm. After some rest, cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev will monitor the automated docking of the 71P to the Zvezda service module's rear port at 2:30 p.m.

Gerst and Serena trained today for the robotic capture of Cygnus on Sunday reviewing approach and rendezvous procedures.
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