Weather continues to be 80 favorable for the launch of this resupply mission to the International Space Station. EST launch window of NASA commercial resupply provider Northrop Grumman ‘s Antares rocket and Cygnus cargo spacecraft. companies ensures a national capability to deliver critical science research to the space station, significantly increasing NASA’s ability to conduct new investigations at the only laboratory in space. The countdown is underway for this morning’s 5:27 a.m. However, depending on cloud cover and other local conditions (such as elevation and obstruction of the horizon), it still may be visible in the Mid-Atlantic region.Įach resupply mission to the station delivers scientific investigations in the areas of biology and biotechnology, Earth and space science, physical sciences, and technology development and demonstrations.Ĭargo resupply from U.S. This launch occurs during daylight hours, so it will not be as visible as a launch at night. The beach at the Assateague Island National Seashore/Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge will NOT be open during the launch. The live countdown and launch broadcast will place people in mission control on launch night for what is already a historic mission for Wallops and the. Viewing locations on Chincoteague Island include Robert Reed Park on Main Street or Beach Road spanning the area between Chincoteague and Assateague Islands. For real-time updates follow NASA Wallops and Northrop Grumman on Twitter. The Antares 300 is expected to be ready for flight in mid 2025 and will carry the Cygnus NG-23 mission. Northrop Grumman and Firefly aerospace are currently developing a new US built first stage. The NASA Visitor Center - including its parking lot - at Wallops will be CLOSED for this launch. The final Antares 200 successfully launched on August 1st. Credit: NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility/Patrick Black UPDATE: NASA has canceled the Electron rocket launch scheduled for Monday, Jan. An audio feed of the launchs countdown sequence began around 1 p.m. A better idea of the launch timing is expected Monday, with an expected 40-minute countdown. 16, 2021, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Virginia at 5:39 p.m. There it is lifted to its vertical position, Tuesday, Feb. Located on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. In this time-lapse video, a Northrop Grumman Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus resupply spacecraft is transported from the Horizontal Integration Facility to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s Pad 0A. NASA's Wallops Flight Facility is NASA's only owned and operated launch range.
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