{"id":52902,"date":"2019-03-05T18:53:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-05T22:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-440971"},"modified":"2023-07-26T15:15:49","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T19:15:49","slug":"nasa-invites-media-to-northrop-grummans-april-cargo-launch-from-virginia","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-invites-media-to-northrop-grummans-april-cargo-launch-from-virginia\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Invites Media to Northrop Grumman\u2019s April Cargo 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\/03\/45195410704_22abeab394_k.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1138\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/45195410704_22abeab394_k.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft onboard, launches from Pad-0A, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018\" 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\/03\/45195410704_22abeab394_k.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/45195410704_22abeab394_k.jpg?resize=300,167 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/45195410704_22abeab394_k.jpg?resize=768,427 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/45195410704_22abeab394_k.jpg?resize=1024,569 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/45195410704_22abeab394_k.jpg?resize=1536,854 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/45195410704_22abeab394_k.jpg?resize=400,222 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/45195410704_22abeab394_k.jpg?resize=600,333 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/45195410704_22abeab394_k.jpg?resize=900,500 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/45195410704_22abeab394_k.jpg?resize=1200,667 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/45195410704_22abeab394_k.jpg?resize=2000,1111 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 Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft onboard, launches from Pad-0A, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018 at NASA\u2019s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Northrop Grumman\u2019s 10th contracted cargo resupply mission for NASA to the International Space Station will deliver about 7,400 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory and its crew. <strong>Credits: NASA\/Joel Kowsky<\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Media accreditation is open for the launch of Northrop Grumman\u2019s next delivery of NASA science investigations, supplies and equipment to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/station\">International Space Station<\/a> on April 17. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/structure\/launch\/northrop-grumman.html\">Northrop Grumman<\/a>\u2019s Cygnus spacecraft is targeted to launch on the company\u2019s Antares rocket at 4:46 p.m. EDT from Pad-0A of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vaspace.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\">MARS<\/a>) at NASA\u2019s Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island in Virginia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To cover prelaunch and launch activities at Wallops, international media without U.S. citizenship must apply for credentials by Friday, March 15. The application deadline for media who are U.S. citizens is Wednesday, April 10. 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>On this mission, Northrop Grumman will use a new late load capability. Previously, all cargo had to be loaded about four days prior to launch. This new capability will allow time-sensitive science experiments to be loaded into Cygnus just 24 hours before liftoff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the 11th and final Cygnus mission under Northrop\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/structure\/launch\/index.html\">Commercial Resupply Services<\/a> (CRS)-1 contract with NASA. The CRS-2 contract begins with a cargo launch in the fall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each resupply mission to the station delivers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/index.html\">scientific investigations<\/a> in the areas of biology and biotechnology, Earth and space science, physical sciences, and technology development and demonstrations. 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>NASA leads human space exploration in low-Earth orbit with commercial and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/cooperation\/index.html\">international partners<\/a> to enable missions to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/topics\/moon-to-mars\">Moon and Mars<\/a>. International Space Station missions are a catalyst for economic development and the advancement of scientific knowledge and new technologies that improve our lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get more information about Northrop Grumman\u2019s Cygnus 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<p>Kathryn Hambleton \/ Stephanie Schierholz<br \/>\nHeadquarters, Washington<br \/>\n202-358-1100<br \/>\nkathryn.hambleton@nasa.gov \/ stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov <br \/>\nKeith Koehler<br \/>\nWallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Va.<br \/>\n757-824-1579<br \/>\nkeith.a.koehler@nasa.gov<br \/>\nTrina Patterson \/ Vicki Cox<br \/>\nNorthrop Grumman Innovation Systems, Dulles, Va.<br \/>\n480-814-6504 \/ 410-409-8723<br \/>\ntrina.patterson@ngc.com \/ vicki.cox@ngc.com<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Media accreditation is open for the launch of Northrop Grumman\u2019s next delivery of NASA science investigations, supplies and equipment to the International Space Station on April 17.  Northrop Grumman\u2019s Cygnus spacecraft is targeted to launch on the company\u2019s Antares rocket at 4:46 p.m. EDT from Pad-0A of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) at NASA\u2019s Wallops Flight Facility [...]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":53840,"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":"M19-013","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":[3190,2801,8364,2857,2735,2867,2872],"news-tags":[10561,9534],"internal-terms":[10560,9508,9505],"coauthors":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"NASA Invites Media to Northrop Grumman\u2019s April Cargo Launch from Virginia","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-invites-media-to-northrop-grummans-april-cargo-launch-from-virginia\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-invites-media-to-northrop-grummans-april-cargo-launch-from-virginia\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/45195410704_22abeab394_k.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/45195410704_22abeab394_k.jpg"},"articleSection":"Missions","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"NASA"}],"creator":["NASA"],"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","Commercial Resupply","Commercial Space","Expedition 58","Goddard Space Flight Center","International Space Station (ISS)","NASA Headquarters"],"dateCreated":"2019-03-05T22:53:00Z","datePublished":"2019-03-05T22:53:00Z","dateModified":"2023-07-26T19:15:49Z"},"rendered":"<meta name=\"parsely-title\" content=\"NASA Invites Media to Northrop Grumman\u2019s April Cargo Launch from Virginia\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-link\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-invites-media-to-northrop-grummans-april-cargo-launch-from-virginia\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-type\" content=\"post\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-image-url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/45195410704_22abeab394_k.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-pub-date\" content=\"2019-03-05T22:53:00Z\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-section\" content=\"Missions\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-tags\" content=\"NASA Centers & Facilities,Wallops Flight Facility,Commercial Resupply,Commercial Space,Expedition 58,Goddard Space Flight Center,International Space Station (ISS),NASA Headquarters\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-author\" content=\"NASA\" \/>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/nasa.gov\/p.js"},"read_time":3,"featured_image":{"id":53840,"file":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/45195410704_22abeab394_k.jpg","title":"45195410704_22abeab394_k","alt":"The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft onboard, launches from Pad-0A, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018","caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/52902"}],"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\/9"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/52902\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":186120,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/52902\/revisions\/186120"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52902"},{"taxonomy":"news-tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-tags?post=52902"},{"taxonomy":"internal-terms","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-terms?post=52902"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=52902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}