{"id":52906,"date":"2019-09-09T21:22:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T01:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-451535"},"modified":"2023-07-26T15:27:11","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T19:27:11","slug":"nasa-invites-media-to-northrop-grummans-space-station-launch-from-virginia","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-invites-media-to-northrop-grummans-space-station-launch-from-virginia\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Invites Media to Northrop Grumman\u2019s Space Station Launch from Virginia"},"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\/2019\/09\/iss055e071704.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/iss055e071704.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"AMS-02 Hardware outside the space station\" 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\/2019\/09\/iss055e071704.jpg 5568w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/iss055e071704.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/iss055e071704.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/iss055e071704.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/iss055e071704.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/iss055e071704.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/iss055e071704.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/iss055e071704.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/iss055e071704.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/iss055e071704.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/iss055e071704.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-02 (AMS-02) experienced a laptop battery change inside the station last week. <strong>Credits: NASA<\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Media accreditation is open for the launch of Northrop Grumman\u2019s 12th commercial resupply services mission aboard its Cygnus spacecraft to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/station\" rel=\"noopener\">International Space Station<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Northrop Grumman is targeting liftoff of its Antares rocket for no earlier than 9:59 a.m. EDT Nov. 2 from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport\u2019s Pad-0A at NASA\u2019s Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island in Virginia. This is the first mission under Northrop\u2019s Commercial Resupply Services-2 contract with NASA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To cover the prelaunch and launch activities at Wallops, international media without U.S. citizenship must apply for credentials by Wednesday, Sept. 18. The application deadline for media who are U.S. citizens is Oct. 15. All accreditation requests must be sent 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 space station research that will be facilitated by research aboard this Cygnus mission include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-02 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Investigation.html?#id=729\" rel=\"noopener\">AMS-02<\/a>), mounted on the exterior of the International Space Station, looks for evidence of dark, strange and anti-matter to help us understand how our universe was formed. A series of spacewalks are planned for later this year to prolong the operational life of the AMS-02. Astronauts will cut and reconnect fluid lines, a feat not done before in space, which could prove valuable for future missions at NASA\u2019s upcoming lunar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/topics\/moon-to-mars\/lunar-gateway\" rel=\"noopener\">Gateway<\/a> or missions to Mars.<\/li><li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Investigation.html?#id=7803\" rel=\"noopener\">AstroRad Vest<\/a> tests a special vest designed to protect astronauts from radiation caused by unpredictable solar particle events. Astronauts will provide input on the garment as they wear it while performing daily tasks, including how easy it is to put on, how it fits and feels, and the range of motion it allows. Garment developers can use this input to improve design. Use of the vest could protect crew members on missions to the Moon and Mars.<\/li><li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Investigation.html?#id=7993\" rel=\"noopener\">Zero-G Oven<\/a> examines heat transfer properties and the process of baking food in microgravity. It uses an oven designed specifically for use aboard the space station, and may have application on future long-duration missions by offering a way to increase variety in flavor and nutrition of food for crew members.<\/li><li>The Made in Space Recycler will test systems needed to reprocess plastic into 3D printing filament that can then be transferred for use to the Made in Space Manufacturing Device, a 3D printer that has operated on the orbiting laboratory since 2016. This has implications for space conservation and deep space missions.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Northrop Grumman will use a new 24-hour late load capability on this mission. This innovative system includes a mobile clean room and a removable portion of the payload fairing that will permit time-sensitive science experiments to be loaded into Cygnus as late as 24 hours before liftoff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cargo resupply from U.S. companies ensures a national capability to deliver critical science research to the space station, significantly increasing NASA\u2019s ability to conduct new investigations at the only laboratory in space. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get more information about Northrop Grumman\u2019s commercial resupply missions at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/northropgrumman\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>-end-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gina Anderson \/ Stephanie Schierholz <br>\n\u200bHeadquarters, Washington<br>\n202-358-1100<br>\n<a href=\"mailto:kathryn.hambleton@nasa.gov\">gina.n.anderson@nasa.gov<\/a> \/ <a href=\"mailto:stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov\">stephanie.schierholz@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 \/ Vicki Cox<br>\nNorthrop Grumman Innovation Systems, Dulles, Va.<br>\n480-814-6504 \/ 410-409-8723<br>\n<a href=\"mailto:trina.patterson@ngc.com\">trina.patterson@ngc.com<\/a> \/ <a href=\"mailto:vicki.cox@ngc.com\">vicki.cox@ngc.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Media accreditation is open for the launch of Northrop Grumman\u2019s 12th commercial resupply services mission aboard its Cygnus spacecraft to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. 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