Cygnus NG-14 (CRS-14) - Antares-230+ - Wallops FF, MARS LP-0A - 03.10.2020 01:16:14 UTC

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https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-highlights-science-business-on-next-northrop-grumman-mission-to-space-station

ЦитироватьSept. 21, 2020
MEDIA ADVISORY M20-101

NASA Highlights Science, Business on Next Northrop Grumman Mission to Space Station



NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Thursday, Sept. 24, to discuss science investigations, technology demonstrations, and commercial products launching on Northrop Grumman's 14th commercial resupply mission for the agency to the International Space Station.

Audio of the teleconference will be streamed live online at:
 

Northrop Grumman is targeting Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 10:26 p.m., for the launch of its Cygnus spacecraft on an Antares rocket from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport's pad 0A at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia. The Cygnus spacecraft will carry crew supplies, scientific research and hardware to the orbiting laboratory to support the Expedition 64 crew.

David Brady, associate program scientist for the International Space Station Program at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, will provide an overview of the research and technology aboard the Cygnus spacecraft.

Also participating in the briefing are:

  • Karl Hasenstein, professor of biology at the University of Lafayette, and David Reed, Techshot Florida operations director, who will discuss the Plant Habitat-02 investigation, which will study how radishes grow in space to prepare for feeding future crews on deep-space missions
  • Yusuf Erkul, co-founder and president of Kernal Biologics, who will discuss the Onco Selectors investigation, which leverages microgravity to identify targeted cancer therapies
  • Jim Fuller of Collins Aerospace and Melissa McKinley, NASA Advanced Exploration Systems Logistics Reduction project manager, who will discuss the Universal Waste Management System, a more compact and reliable space toilet that will be used on the space station and on the Artemis II mission
  • Carlos Cabrera, professor of chemistry at the University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras in San Juan, and Camila Morales-Navas, chemistry PhD student at the University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras in San Juan, who will discuss the Ammonia Electro-Oxidation investigation, which studies a potential innovative water recovery system
  • Felix Lajeunesse and Paul Raphael, co-founders and creative directors of Felix & Paul Studios, and Jonathan Woods, executive producer, TIME Studios, who will discuss the ISS Experience EVA Camera, which will be used to film a spacewalk and Earth views in cinematic 360-degree virtual reality
  • Phil McAlister, director of commercial spaceflight development at NASA and Stéphane de La Faverie, group president, The Estée Lauder Companies and global brand president, Estée Lauder, who will discuss plans to photograph the company's New Advanced Night Repair serum in the space station's iconic cupola window as part of NASA's efforts to enable business activities at the space station and develop a robustlow-Earth orbit economy

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Questions can also be submitted on social media using #AskNASA.
 
For launch countdown coverage, NASA's launch blog, and more information about the mission, visit:


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

Last Updated: Sept. 22, 2020
Editor: Sean Potter

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#21
https://ria.ru/20200923/kosmos-1577659001.html

ЦитироватьСША планируют доставить на МКС свой туалет
14:38 23.09.2020 (обновлено: 14:39 23.09.2020)

МОСКВА, 23 сен - РИА Новости. Первый туалет американского производства планируется доставить на Международную космическую станцию (МКС) в октябре, по характеристикам он будет лучше российского туалета, используемого астронавтами на станции в настоящее время, сообщило НАСА.

Сейчас на МКС находятся два туалета российского производства. Изначально санузел был только в российском модуле "Звезда". В 2007 году НАСА заказало у России туалет для модуля Tranquility в связи с тем, что длительное время не могло разработать собственный аналог. За санузел НАСА заплатило 19 миллионов долларов. Еще один туалет российского производства планируется установить в новом модуле "Наука", запуск которого предполагается в 2021 году.

По информации НАСА, туалет UWMS (Universal Waste Management System) был разработан космическим агентством "с учетом пожеланий астронавтов о комфорте и простоте использования" и будет установлен в модуле Tranquility американского сегмента МКС.

"Он также имеет конструкцию на 65% компактнее и на 40% легче, чем использующийся в настоящее время туалет на МКС", - отмечается в сообщении на сайте НАСА.

Новый туалет должен привезти на МКС американский грузовой корабль Cygnus 3 октября. Его запуск ракетой-носителем Antares с российскими двигателями РД-181 на первой ступени с космодрома на острове Уоллопс (штат Вирджиния) намечается в ночь на 30 сентября.

Новый туалет также планируется использовать на американском пилотируемом корабле Orion, который в 2023 году полетит с экипажем к Луне.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2020/09/24/station-gearing-up-for-october-cargo-and-crew-missions/

ЦитироватьStation Gearing Up for October Cargo and Crew Missions

Mark Garcia
Posted Sep 24, 2020 at 1:31 pm

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The next U.S. cargo mission to resupply the station is due to launch on Tuesday (Прим. 29.09) at 10:27 p.m. EDT from Virginia. The Cygnus space freighter from Northrop Grumman will arrive on Saturday, Oct. 3, packed with nearly 8,000 pounds supplies and gear including an advanced space toilet and brand-new science experiments. Cygnus' preflight events, launch, rendezvous and robotic capture will be broadcast live on NASA TV.
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https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-invites-media-public-to-watch-cargo-launch-to-space-station

ЦитироватьSept. 24, 2020
MEDIA ADVISORY M20-106

NASA Invites Media, Public to Watch Cargo Launch to Space Station


The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft onboard, is seen in this black and white infrared photograph as it launches from Pad-0A, Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
Credits: NASA/Bill Ingalls

NASA commercial cargo provider Northrop Grumman is targeting 10:27 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Sept. 29, for the launch of its 14th resupply mission to the International Space Station. Live coverage of the launch from Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia, will air on NASA Television and the agency's website, with prelaunch events Monday, Sept. 28, and Tuesday, Sept. 29.

Loaded with nearly 8,000 pounds of research, crew supplies, and hardware, Northrop Grumman's Cygnus cargo spacecraft will launch on the company's Antares rocket from Virginia Space's Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport.

The Cygnus spacecraft, dubbed the SS Kalpana Chawla, will arrive at the space station Saturday, Oct. 3. Expedition 63 Commander Chris Cassidy of NASA will grapple Cygnus and Flight Engineer Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos will act as a backup. After Cygnus capture, mission control in Houston will send ground commands for the station's robotic arm to rotate and install it on the bottom of the station's Unity module. Cygnus is scheduled to remain at the space station until mid-December, when it will depart the station. Following departure, the Saffire-V experiment will be conducted prior to Cygnus deorbit and disposing of several tons of trash during a fiery re-entry into Earth's atmosphere approximately two weeks later.

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Complete coverage of launch activities is as follows (all times Eastern):

Monday, Sept. 28

  • 1:00 p.m. – Pre-launch News Conference with the following participants:
    • Greg Dorth, manager, International Space Station Program External Integration Office, NASA
    • Heidi Parris, assistant program scientist, International Space Station Program Science Office, NASA 
    • Shannon Fitzpatrick, chief, Wallops Flight Facility Range and Mission Management Office, NASA
    • Frank DeMauro, vice president and general manager, Tactical Space, Northrop Grumman
    • Kurt Eberly, director, Launch Vehicles, Northrop Grumman

Tuesday, Sept. 29

  • 10 p.m. – Launch coverage begins

Saturday, Oct. 3

  • 3:45 a.m. – Rendezvous coverage begins
  • 5:15 a.m. – Capture of Cygnus with the space station's robotic arm
  • 7:00 a.m. – Cygnus installation operations coverage

Media can submit questions during the prelaunch press conference by emailing jamie.l.adkins@nasa.gov.

NASA's virtual launch experience for the mission includes: curated launch resources, a behind-the-scenes look at the mission, notifications about NASA social interactions, and the opportunity for a virtual launch passport stamp following a successful launch.
Members of the public can share in the mission through a variety of activities, including:

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Ask Them Anything

On Thursday, Sept. 24, experts will discuss highlights of science investigations, technology demonstrations, and commercial products launching on Cygnus. Audio of the teleconference will be streamed live online, and questions can be submitted on social media using #AskNASA.

On Friday, Sept. 25, experts will answer public questions on Reddit Ask Me Anything forums about select science on the mission – the Universal Waste Management System, Plant Habitat-02, and the International Space Station Experience EVA Camera. Additional information will be shared with Eventbrite registrants and Facebook RSVPs.

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View from the Mid-Atlantic Region

The launch may be visible, weather permitting, to residents throughout the mid-Atlantic region and possibly the East Coast of the United States.

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Last Updated: Sept. 24, 2020
Editor: Sean Potter

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ЦитироватьISS National Lab Mission Overview: Northrop Grumman CRS-14

ISS National Lab

23 сент. 2020 г.

Northrop Grumman's 14th commercial resupply mission (CRS-14) to the International Space Station (ISS)is slated for launch no earlier than September 29 at 10:26 p.m. ET from Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The ISS U.S. National Laboratory is sponsoring more than 20 payloads on this mission that will bring value to our nation, and further enable a sustainable market in low Earth orbit. These payloads represent a diverse mix of research and technology development seeking to leverage the unique space-based environment of the orbiting laboratory to push the limits of fundamental and applied science.

youtu.be/vomA6rDA83c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vomA6rDA83c (3:20)

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Цитировать NASA Wallops @NASA_Wallops 35 мин. назад

  The @northropgrumman #Antares vehicle with the #Cygnus spacecraft is on its way to Pad 0A this morning! The vehicle will be stood up later today for testing before it's lowered again to load more cargo before launch on Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 10:27 p.m.


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Цитировать Northrop Grumman @northropgrumman 22 мин. назад

Getting ready for launch! Our NG-14 #Antares has rolled out to Launch Pad 0A at @NASA_Wallops in preparation for Tuesday's #Cygnus launch to the @Space_Station. Learn more: http://ms.spr.ly/6013TsCex



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Цитировать NASA Wallops @NASA_Wallops 8 мин. назад

#Antares is standing up on the pad!    We're keeping an eye on the weather for Tuesday, and we'll provide an update as soon as we can!
https://video.twimg.com/tweet_video/Ei34bS3XYAEgmc5.mp4 (0:04)

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Буклет миссии (НАСА)

 Northrop Grumman CRS-14 Overview - 758.2 KB, 4 стр, 25.09.2020 17:34:36 UTC

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Цитировать Joseph Navin李祖耀    @josephanavin 1 ч. назад

Here's a photo from February of the nozzle on the Castor 30XL which will power the #SSKalpanaChawla to orbit next week during the #NG14 mission.


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Прогноз погоды на 29 сентября (local) / 30 сентября (UTC)

youtu.be/McOD5b3GW98

Пусковой день (30.09) - 40 % GO, сильные ливни с грозами

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Цитировать Jeff Foust @jeff_foust 1 ч. назад

Forecast doesn't look that great for a Tuesday night launch right now. Subject to change, of course.


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О трансляции пуска (НАСА)

ЦитироватьNorthrop Grumman Cargo Launch to the Space Station from NASA Wallops in Virginia


Начало трансляции - 30 сентября 2020 г. в 02:00 UTC / 05:00 ДМВ

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#36
Цитировать Northrop Grumman @northropgrumman 3 ч. назад

We have rescheduled the Antares and Cygnus launch for the NG-14 mission to Thursday, Oct. 1 at 9:38 PM EDT due to unfavorable weather conditions.
2 октября 2020 г. в 01:38 UTC / 04:38 ДМВ

Цитата: undefined NASA Wallops @NASA_Wallops 3 ч

LAUNCH UPDATE The cargo resupply mission carrying the #Cygnus spacecraft to the @Space_Station has been delayed to no earlier than Thursday, Oct. 1, at 9:38 p.m. EDT, due to poor weather conditions Tuesday and Wednesday.

📸 : NASA/Patrick Black

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Цитировать Jeff Foust @jeff_foust 2 мин. назад

Weather forecast for the NG-14 launch projects a 70% of acceptable weather Thursday; 60% if launch slips to Friday but 90% if it further delayed to Saturday.

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Цитата: undefined Jeff Foust @jeff_foust 45 мин. назад

Tuned in to the NG-14 pre-launch press conference. With the launch slip to Thursday, arrival of the Cygnus is now scheduled for Sunday.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/northropgrumman/2020/09/28/latest-weather-forecast-for-oct-1-ng-14-launch-attempt/

ЦитироватьLatest Weather Forecast For Oct. 1 NG-14 Launch Attempt

Rob Garner
Posted Sep 28, 2020 at 3:34 pm

NASA commercial cargo provider Northrop Grumman is targeting 9:38 p.m. EDT Thursday, Oct. 1, for the launch of its 14th resupply mission to the International Space Station.

The latest Wallops Launch Range forecast for Oct. 1 puts weather at 70% favorable, with the primary concerns being thick clouds and cloud ceiling.

An upper level trough and associated frontal boundary will approach the region on Tuesday, Sept. 29, providing scattered showers and thunderstorms for much of the day. A weak low will develop along the front near the Carolinas. That will enhance thunderstorm and heavy rain chances across the Wallops Region Tuesday night. There are additional heavy rain and thunderstorm chances through mid-morning Wednesday, Sept. 30.

Weak high pressure briefly develops Wednesday into early Thursday, Oct. 1, allowing for dry conditions and less clouds before weak upper level energy brings another chance for increased cloudiness and a slight chance of a sprinkle Thursday evening.


A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus resupply spacecraft is seen at sunrise on the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport's Pad-0A, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020, at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Photo Credit: NASA Wallops/Patrick Black

Loaded with nearly 8,000 pounds of research, crew supplies, and hardware, Northrop Grumman's Cygnus cargo spacecraft will launch on the company's Antares rocket from Virginia Space's Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

The Cygnus spacecraft, dubbed the SS Kalpana Chawla, will arrive at the space station Sunday, Oct. 4. Expedition 63 Commander Chris Cassidy of NASA will grapple Cygnus and Flight Engineer Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos will act as a backup. After Cygnus capture, mission control in Houston will send ground commands for the station's robotic arm to rotate and install it on the bottom of the station's Unity module. Cygnus is scheduled to remain at the space station until mid-December, when it will depart the station. Following departure, the Saffire-V experiment will be conducted prior to Cygnus deorbit and disposing of several tons of trash during a fiery re-entry into Earth's atmosphere approximately two weeks later.