The latest weather forecast stands at 85% favorable for the launch of Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket from Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Launch has been rescheduled for 3:21 p.m. EST on Saturday, Feb. 15 due to strong upper level winds on Friday.
At this time, the main weather concern for a Saturday afternoon launch is cloud ceiling height.
A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus resupply spacecraft is seen on Pad-0A, Friday, Feb. 14, 2020, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
Northrop Grumman’s 13th contracted cargo resupply mission with NASA will deliver more than 7,500 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the International Space Station.
Northrop Grummanand NASA have rescheduled today’s Antares launch attempt for the CRS-13 Cygnus resupply mission due to strong upper level winds. The Antares rocket and Cygnus spacecraft remain healthy.
The next launch attempt will be Saturday,Feb. 15 at 3:21 p.m. EST. The weather forecast calls for 85% favorable weather conditions. NASA TV coverage of the launch will begin at 2:45 p.m. EST.
A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus resupply spacecraft is seen at sunrise on Pad-0A, Friday, Feb. 14, 2020, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
A launch Saturday would result in a capture of Cygnus on Tuesday, Feb. 18 at approximately 4:05 a.m. Rendezvous and capture coverage begins at 2:30 a.m. Installation coverage will begin at 6:00 a.m. For more information on this mission, please visit www.nasa.gov/northropgrumman and NASA’s homepage.
Northrop Grumman’s next NASA-contracted commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station is targeted for launch at 3:43 p.m. EST, Friday, Feb. 14. Live coverage of the launch will begin at 3:15 p.m. on NASA TV and the agency’s website.
The company’s 13th commercial resupply services mission will launch its Antares rocket, carrying its Cygnus cargo spacecraft, from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. On Feb. 9, Northrop Grumman scrubbed its Antares launch after off-nominal readings from a ground support sensor. The Antares rocket and Cygnus spacecraft remain healthy.
The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket is lowered into a horizontal position to refresh and reload the final cargo into the Cygnus resupply spacecraft, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, at launch Pad-0A of NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
Loaded with approximately 7,500 pounds of research, crew supplies, and hardware, the Cygnus spacecraft, dubbed the SS Robert H. Lawrence, will arrive at the space station Sunday, Feb. 16 at about 4 a.m. EST. NASA Flight Engineer Andrew Morgan will grapple Cygnus and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir will be acting as a backup. After capture, the spacecraft will be installed on the Unity module’s Earth-facing port.
NASA TV coverage of the spacecraft’s arrival will begin at 2:30 a.m., and installation coverage will begin at 6 a.m.
The prelaunch news conference and What’s on Board briefing took place on Feb. 8 and can be viewed online:
Mobile SpaceLab, a tissue and cell culturing facility that can perform experiments without crew assistance for up to a month
OsteoOmics, an investigation of the molecular mechanisms behind bone loss in microgravity
Phage Evolution, which studies the effects of microgravity and radiation exposure on viruses that target human bacteria without harming human cells or the body’s beneficial bacteria population
Spacecraft Fire Experiment-IV (Saffire-IV), which will examine the development and growth of fire in different materials and environmental conditions
Mochii, which provides an initial demonstration of a new miniature scanning electron microscope (SEM) with spectroscopy
NASA commercial cargo provider Northrop Grumman is scheduled to launch its 13th resupply mission to the International Space Station at 3:43 p.m. EST on Friday, Feb. 14. The latest weather forecast stands at 80% favorable for the launch of the company’s Antares rocket from Pad-0A at Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. At this time, the main weather concerns are scattered cumulus clouds and high upper level wind for a launch attempt on Friday afternoon.
The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket is lowered into a horizontal position to refresh and reload the final cargo into the Cygnus resupply spacecraft, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, at launch Pad-0A of NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
Northrop Grumman named the NG CRS-13 Cygnus spacecraft after former astronaut Robert Henry Lawrence Jr. It is the company’s tradition to name each Cygnus after an individual who has played a pivotal part in the legacy of human spaceflight. Major Lawrence was selected in honor of his prominent place in history as the first African American astronaut.
Northrop Grumman and NASA have set the next launch attempt for Feb. 14 at 3:43 p.m. EST to take advantage of an improved weather forecast, to provide time for testing the replaced ground sensors and to allow for refresh of critical late load science. The weather forecast calls for 80% favorable weather conditions. NASA TV coverage of the launch will begin at 3:15 p.m. EST.
On Sunday, Northrop Grumman scrubbed its Antares launch after off-nominal readings from a ground support sensor. The Antares rocket and Cygnus spacecraft remain healthy. A launch Friday would result in a capture of Cygnus on Sunday, Feb. 16 at approximately 5:11 a.m. EST. Rendezvous and capture coverage begins at 3:45 a.m. Installation coverage will begin at 6:45 a.m. For more information on this mission, please visit www.nasa.gov/northropgrumman and NASA’s homepage.
Northrop Grumman scrubbed tonight’s Antares launch after off-nominal readings from a ground support sensor. Northrop Grumman and NASA have set the next launch attempt to no earlier than Feb. 13 at 4:06 p.m. EST, due to an unfavorable weather forecast over the next two days, and time required to address the ground support issue.
NASA TV coverage of the launch will begin at 3:30 p.m. EST. Teams will refresh 24-hour late load cargo the day before. The Antares rocket and Cygnus spacecraft remain healthy. A launch Thursday would result in a capture of Cygnus on Saturday, Feb. 15. For more information on this mission, please visit www.nasa.gov/northropgrumman and NASA’s homepage.
Northrop Grumman’s launch attempt of the NG CRS-13 cargo mission to the International Space Station was scrubbed due to off-nominal data from ground support equipment. The launch team is assessing the situation. NASA’s Mission Control Center at the Johnson Space Center in Houston has informed the space station crew that Northrop Grumman will assess a launch attempt on Monday; however, the weather forecast is not favorable. NASA and Northrop Grumman will provide additional information on NASA’s homepage as it becomes available.
NASA’s commercial partner Northrop Grumman is scheduled to launch its Antares rocket, carrying its Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station, during a five-minute window opening today at 5:39 p.m. EST.
Watch NASA TV launch coverage live online at www.nasa.gov/live,starting at 5 p.m. EST.
Northrop Grumman’s 13th contracted commercial resupply services mission with NASA will deliver approx. 7,500 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory and its crew.
A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus resupply spacecraft is seen through a boat window at sunrise on Pad-0A, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
It’s launch day! The latest weather forecast stands at 100% favorable for the launch of Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket from Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Launch is scheduled for 5:39 p.m. EST.
A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus resupply spacecraft is seen out of the back of a boat at sunrise on Pad-0A, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
Northrop Grumman’s 13th contracted cargo resupply mission with NASA will deliver more than 7,500 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the International Space Station.
The latest weather forecast continues to stand at 95% favorable for the scheduled launch of Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket at 5:39 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 9, from Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The only weather concerns being tracked are a slight chance of cumulus clouds and thick clouds.
A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus resupply spacecraft is horizontal for the final cargo load on Pad-0A, Friday, Feb. 7, 2020 at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
A dry and seasonable airmass will preside over the Wallops region as a high pressure system provides uneventful weather today. A weak upper-level shortwave trough will move across the Mid-Atlantic tonight, producing an uptick in cloudiness into early Sunday morning. High pressure will build back into the local area by Sunday afternoon, leading to another seasonable day under partly cloudy skies.
Northrop Grumman’s 13th contracted cargo resupply mission with NASA will send the Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station to deliver more than 7,500 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory and its crew.
