commercial, military and government flights, he added. The new pad will offer additional flexibility for U.S. soil, and we're also proud of the opportunities it creates for the local community by creating highly skilled jobs and bringing high-tech manufacturing to the Eastern Shore,' Rocket Lab founder and CEO Peter Beck said in a statement before launch. 'We're incredibly excited about the capability we're bringing to Virginia by delivering responsive launch for our customers from U.S. Rocket Lab finished building its pad at the U.S. The Virginia launch site is part of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport for commercial launches out of Wallops. Tuesday's launch, called 'Virginia Is for Launch Lovers' (a play on the state's tourism motto 'Virginia Is for Lovers'), was years in the making for Rocket Lab, which until now has launched Electron missions only from its two pads on the Mahia Peninsula of New Zealand's North Island. The mission, called 'Virginia Is for Launch Lovers,' was Rocket Lab's first-ever liftoff from U.S. 24, 2023 from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. NASA’s virtual guest program for this mission also includes curated launch resources, notifications about related opportunities or changes, and a stamp for the NASA virtual guest passport following a successful launch.A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launches three satellites for the company HawkEye 360 on Jan. Members of the public can also share in the journey through a variety of activities, including registering to attend this launch virtually. – Cygnus installation operations coverage – Capture of Cygnus with the space station’s robotic arm Questions can be submitted on social media using #AskNASA. Media who wish to participate in the teleconference must contact Gina Anderson at: 20 or at least two hours prior to the start of the teleconference for dial-in information. Caroline Jones, meteorologist, NASA WallopsĪudio of the teleconference will be streamed live online at:.Jeff Reddish, project manager, NASA Wallops Range Antares Project.Kurt Eberly, director, Space Launch Programs, Launch and Missile Defense Systems, Northrop Grumman.Steve Krein, vice president, civil and commercial space, Tactical Space Systems, Northrop Grumman.Jennifer Buchli, deputy chief scientist, International Space Station Program.Joel Montalbano, manager, International Space Station Program.– Prelaunch briefing teleconference with the following participants: The Cygnus spacecraft is scheduled to remain at the space station until May, when it will depart the station, disposing of several tons of trash during a fiery reentry into Earth’s atmosphere.įull coverage of this mission is as follows (all times Eastern):ġ p.m. a system that will test hydroponic and aeroponic techniques for plant growth and will allow scientists to observe root growth through video and still images.new hydrogen sensors that will be tested for the space station’s oxygen generation system.a demonstration of a lithium-ion secondary battery capable of safe, stable operation under extreme temperatures and in a vacuum environment.an investigation from Colgate-Palmolive that will leverage the acceleration of skin aging in microgravity to help create and validate an engineered tissue model to serve as a platform for testing potential products to protect aging skin.a study that examines the effects of a drug on breast and prostate cancer cells.

Highlights of space station research facilitated by this mission include: After Cygnus capture, mission control in Houston will send ground commands for the station’s arm to rotate and install it on the station’s Unity module Earth-facing port.

At about 4:35 a.m., NASA astronaut Raja Chari will capture Cygnus, with NASA astronaut Kayla Barron acting as backup. Piers Sellers in honor of the late NASA astronaut who spent nearly 35 days across three missions helping to construct the space station, will arrive at the orbiting outpost Monday, Feb. Loaded with more than 8,300 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. Live launch coverage will air on NASA Television and the agency’s website, as well as YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, and NASA’s App, beginning at 12:15 p.m. 19, for the launch of the company’s 17th resupply mission to the International Space Station from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia. NASA and commercial cargo provider Northrop Grumman are targeting 12:40 p.m. U003cstrongu003eCredits: NASA/Jamie Adkinsu003c/strongu003eĮditor’s Note: This advisory was edited on Feb.

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