{"id":142687,"date":"2022-09-28T14:11:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T18:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-483050"},"modified":"2023-07-26T16:41:27","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T20:41:27","slug":"nasa-invites-media-to-northrop-grummans-antares-cargo-resupply-launch","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-invites-media-to-northrop-grummans-antares-cargo-resupply-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Invites Media to Northrop Grumman\u2019s Antares Cargo Resupply Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ng18_cygnus_mate-03_copy_002.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1519\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ng18_cygnus_mate-03_copy_002.jpg?w=1519\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Northrop Grumman\u2019s Cygnus spacecraft is processed for flight at NASA\u2019s Wallops Flight Facility on September 24, 2022.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ng18_cygnus_mate-03_copy_002.jpg 3042w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ng18_cygnus_mate-03_copy_002.jpg?resize=223,300 223w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ng18_cygnus_mate-03_copy_002.jpg?resize=768,1035 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ng18_cygnus_mate-03_copy_002.jpg?resize=760,1024 760w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ng18_cygnus_mate-03_copy_002.jpg?resize=1139,1536 1139w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ng18_cygnus_mate-03_copy_002.jpg?resize=1519,2048 1519w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ng18_cygnus_mate-03_copy_002.jpg?resize=297,400 297w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ng18_cygnus_mate-03_copy_002.jpg?resize=445,600 445w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ng18_cygnus_mate-03_copy_002.jpg?resize=668,900 668w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ng18_cygnus_mate-03_copy_002.jpg?resize=890,1200 890w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ng18_cygnus_mate-03_copy_002.jpg?resize=1484,2000 1484w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1519px) 100vw, 1519px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Northrop Grumman\u2019s Cygnus spacecraft is processed for flight at NASA\u2019s Wallops Flight Facility on September 24.  The spacecraft is scheduled for flight on the company\u2019s Antares rocket no earlier than 5:50 a.m. EST, Nov. 6, 2022, from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at Wallops. <\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">u003cstrongu003eCredits: NASAu003c\/strongu003e<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Media accreditation is open for the launch of the next commercial resupply services mission to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Northrop Grumman is targeting liftoff of its Antares rocket and Cygnus spacecraft no earlier than 5:50 a.m. EST, Nov. 6, from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport\u2019s Pad-0A at NASA\u2019s Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both U.S. and international media may apply for credentials to cover the pre-launch and launch activities at Wallops. The application deadline for media who are U.S. citizens is Friday, Oct. 28. International media without U.S. citizenship must apply by Friday, Oct. 7, 2022.  All media, as described in the NASA accreditation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/content\/nasa-agencywide-media-accreditation-policy\" rel=\"noopener\">policy<\/a>, must send their accreditation request to Keith Koehler at: <a href=\"mailto:keith.a.koehler@nasa.gov\">keith.a.koehler@nasa.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Highlights of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/overview.html\" rel=\"noopener\">space station research<\/a> facilitated by delivery aboard this Cygnus are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Facility.html?#id=7599\" rel=\"noopener\">facility<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Investigation.html?#id=8743\" rel=\"noopener\">study<\/a> that attempt to advance 3D biological printing of human tissue in space<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a study taking advantage of microgravity to better understand catastrophic mudflows that can occur after wildfires<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Uganda and Zimbabwe\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Investigation.html?#id=8847\" rel=\"noopener\">first satellites<\/a> developed as a part of the BIRDS program, an interdisciplinary project for non-space faring countries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>an investigation into how microgravity influences <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Investigation.html?#id=8759\" rel=\"noopener\">ovary function<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>an experiment that studies if changes space-grown plants undergo to adapt to microgravity can be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Investigation.html?#id=8336\" rel=\"noopener\">transmitted through seeds<\/a> to the next generation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Cargo resupply from U.S. companies ensures a national capability to deliver critical scientific research to the space station, significantly increasing NASA\u2019s ability to conduct new investigations aboard humanity\u2019s laboratory in space. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about Northrop Grumman\u2019s commercial resupply missions at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/northropgrumman\"><strong>https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/northropgrumman<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">-end-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lora Bleacher<br>\u200bHeadquarters, Washington<br>202-358-1100<br><a href=\"mailto:lora.v.bleacher@nasa.gov\">lora.v.bleacher@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keith Koehler<br>Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Va.<br>757-824-1579<br><a href=\"mailto:keith.a.koehler@nasa.gov\">keith.a.koehler@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trina Patterson<br>Northrop Grumman, Chandler, Arizona<br>801-699-0943<br><a href=\"mailto:trina.patterson@ngc.com\">trina.patterson@ngc.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Lora Bleacher<br \/>\n\u200bHeadquarters, Washington<br \/>\n202-358-1100<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:lora.v.bleacher@nasa.gov\">lora.v.bleacher@nasa.gov<\/a><br \/>\nKeith Koehler<br \/>\nWallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Va.<br \/>\n757-824-1579<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:keith.a.koehler@nasa.gov\">keith.a.koehler@nasa.gov<\/a><br \/>\nTrina Patterson<br \/>\nNorthrop Grumman, Chandler, Arizona<br \/>\n801-699-0943<br \/>\ntrina.patterson@ngc.com<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Media accreditation is open for the launch of the next commercial resupply services mission to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. Northrop Grumman is targeting liftoff of its Antares rocket and Cygnus spacecraft no earlier than 5:50 a.m. EST, Nov. 6, from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport\u2019s Pad-0A at NASA\u2019s [...]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":497,"featured_media":145723,"template":"","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"M22-138","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"MEDIA ADVISORY","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[]},"categories":[2735,3190,8373,8374,2655,2872],"news-tags":[12374],"internal-terms":[12745,9508],"coauthors":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"NASA Invites Media to Northrop Grumman\u2019s Antares Cargo Resupply Launch","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-invites-media-to-northrop-grummans-antares-cargo-resupply-launch\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-invites-media-to-northrop-grummans-antares-cargo-resupply-launch\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ng18_cygnus_mate-03_copy_002.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ng18_cygnus_mate-03_copy_002.jpg"},"articleSection":"Missions","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Roxana Bardan"}],"creator":["Roxana Bardan"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NASA","logo":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/nasa\/assets\/images\/nasa-logo.svg"},"keywords":["NASA Centers & Facilities","Wallops Flight Facility","International Space Station (ISS)","Commercial Resupply","Expedition 67","Expedition 68","Missions"],"dateCreated":"2022-09-28T18:11:00Z","datePublished":"2022-09-28T18:11:00Z","dateModified":"2023-07-26T20:41:27Z"},"rendered":"<meta name=\"parsely-title\" content=\"NASA Invites Media to Northrop Grumman\u2019s Antares Cargo Resupply Launch\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-link\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-invites-media-to-northrop-grummans-antares-cargo-resupply-launch\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-type\" content=\"post\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-image-url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ng18_cygnus_mate-03_copy_002.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-pub-date\" content=\"2022-09-28T18:11:00Z\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-section\" content=\"Missions\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-tags\" content=\"NASA Centers & Facilities,Wallops Flight Facility,International Space Station (ISS),Commercial Resupply,Expedition 67,Expedition 68,Missions\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-author\" content=\"Roxana Bardan\" \/>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/nasa.gov\/p.js"},"read_time":2,"featured_image":{"id":145723,"file":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ng18_cygnus_mate-03_copy_002.jpg","title":"ng18_cygnus_mate-03_copy_002","alt":"Northrop Grumman\u2019s Cygnus spacecraft is processed for flight at NASA\u2019s Wallops Flight Facility on September 24, 2022.","caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/142687"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press-release"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/497"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/142687\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":445049,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/142687\/revisions\/445049"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/145723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=142687"},{"taxonomy":"news-tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-tags?post=142687"},{"taxonomy":"internal-terms","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-terms?post=142687"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=142687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}