WASHINGTON, July 30,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA, Northrop Grumman,
and SpaceX are targeting 11:28 a.m. EDT
on Saturday, Aug. 3, for the next launch to deliver science
investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space
Station. This launch is the 21st Northrop Grumman commercial
resupply services mission to the orbital laboratory for the
agency.
NASA's live launch coverage will begin at 11:10 a.m. on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA
app, YouTube, and the agency's website. Learn how to stream
NASA TV through a variety of platforms, including social
media.
Filled with nearly 8,200 pounds of supplies, the Northrop
Grumman Cygnus spacecraft, carried on the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket,
will launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space
Force Station in Florida.
NASA coverage of arrival will begin at 2:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 5 on NASA+, NASA
Television, the NASA app, YouTube, and the agency's
website. NASA astronaut Matthew
Dominick will capture Cygnus using the station's robotic
arm, and NASA astronaut Jeanette
Epps will act as backup to Dominick. After capture, the
spacecraft will be installed on the Unity module's Earth-facing
port.
Highlights of space station research facilitated by delivery
aboard this Cygnus are:
- Test articles to evaluate liquid and gas flow through
porous media found in space station life support systems.
- A balloon, penny, and hexnut for a new
STEMonstration on centripetal force.
- Microorganisms known as Rotifers to examine the
effects of spaceflight on DNA repair mechanisms.
- A bioreactor to demonstrate the production of many
high-quality blood and immune stem cells.
- Vascularized liver tissue to analyze the development of
blood vessels in engineered tissue flown to the space station.
NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative also is sending two
CubeSats to deploy from the orbiting laboratory, CySat-1 from
Iowa State University and DORA
(Deployable Optical Receiver Aperture) from Arizona State University, making up ELaNa 52
(Educational Launch of Nanosatellites).
Media interested in speaking to a science subject matter expert,
should contact Sandra Jones at
sandra.p.jones@nasa.gov.
The Cygnus spacecraft is scheduled to remain at the space
station until January when it will depart the orbiting laboratory
at which point it will burn up in the Earth's atmosphere. This
spacecraft is named the S.S. Richard "Dick" Scobee after the former
NASA astronaut.
NASA's mission coverage is as follows (all times Eastern and
subject to change based on real-time operations):
Friday, Aug.
2
3 p.m. – Prelaunch
media teleconference (no earlier than one hour after completion of
the Launch Readiness Review) with the following participants:
- Bill Spetch, operations integration manager, NASA's
International Space Station Program
- Meghan Everett, deputy chief
scientist, NASA's International Space Station Program
- Ryan Tintner, vice president, civil space systems,
Northrop Grumman
- Jared Metter, director, flight reliability, SpaceX
- Melody Lovin, launch weather officer, Cape Canaveral Space
Force Station's 45th Weather Squadron
Media who wish to participate by phone must request dial-in
information by 1 p.m. Aug. 2, by emailing Kennedy's newsroom at
ksc-media-accreditat@mail.nasa.gov.
Audio of the teleconference will stream live on the agency's
website at:
https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv
Saturday, Aug.
3:
11:10 a.m. – Launch
coverage begins on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, YouTube,
and the agency's website.
11:28 a.m. – Launch
NASA Television launch coverage
Live coverage of the launch on NASA Television will begin at
11:10 a.m., Aug. 3. For downlink information, schedules, and
links to streaming video, visit: https://nasa.gov/nasatv.
Audio of the news teleconference and launch coverage will not be
carried on the NASA "V" circuits. Launch coverage without NASA TV
commentary via a tech feed will not be available for this
launch.
NASA website launch coverage
Launch day coverage of the mission will be available on the NASA
website. Coverage will include live streaming and blog updates
beginning no earlier than 11:10 a.m.,
Aug. 3, as the countdown milestones
occur. On-demand streaming video on NASA+ and photos of the launch
will be available shortly after liftoff. For questions about
countdown coverage, contact the NASA Kennedy newsroom at
321-867-2468. Follow countdown coverage on our International Space
Station blog for updates.
Attend Launch Virtually
Members of the public can
register to attend this launch virtually. 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 launch.
Engage on Social Media
Let people know you're watching
the mission on X, Facebook, and Instagram by following and tagging
these accounts:
X: @NASA, @NASAKennedy, @NASASocial,
@Space_Station, @ISS_Research, @ISS_CASIS
Facebook: NASA, NASAKennedy, ISS, ISS National Lab
Instagram: @NASA, @NASAKennedy,
@ISS, @ISSNationalLab
Coverage en Espanol
Did you know NASA has a Spanish
section called NASA en Espanol? Check out NASA en Espanol on
X, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube for additional mission
coverage.
Para obtener información sobre cobertura en español en el Centro
Espacial Kennedy o si desea solicitar entrevistas en español,
comuníquese con Antonia Jaramillo o
Messod Bendayan a:
antonia.jaramillobotero@nasa.gov o
messod.c.bendayan@nasa.gov.
Learn more about the commercial resupply mission at:
https://www.nasa.gov
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