Northrop Grumman’s NG-19 Launch Marks 10 Years of International Space Station Cargo Resupply Missions
02 Août 2023 - 6:07AM
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has successfully launched
its 19th resupply mission (NG-19) to the International Space
Station (ISS) under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services-2 (CRS-2)
contract aboard the company’s Antares rocket. This launch
commemorates ten years of Northrop Grumman Cygnus missions.
- NG-19 is carrying over 8,200 pounds of equipment, science
experiments and supplies to the crew on the ISS.
- The Cygnus spacecraft has delivered roughly 130,000 pounds of
equipment and supplies to the crews aboard the ISS over the past
decade.
- After ISS separation, Cygnus will host NASA’s Spacecraft Fire
Safety Experiment (Saffire) to investigate how fires grow in
microgravity. This will inform future human spaceflight design to
ensure crew safety.
Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket launched the
S.S Laurel Clark Cygnus spacecraft on August 1 from Wallops Island,
Virginia for cargo delivery to crew aboard the International Space
Station. (Photo Credit: Northrop Grumman)
Expert:
Steve Krein, vice president, civil and commercial space,
Northrop Grumman: “Our proven, adaptable Cygnus spacecraft has been
essential to support the critical work of resupplying the ISS.
Since our first mission in 2013, we have continued to improve its
capabilities while increasing cargo mass capacity and supporting
secondary mission capability such as reboosting the orbit of the
ISS.”
Details on Cygnus:
NG-19 launched from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at
NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia.
The company also manufactures the spacecraft structures,
propellant tanks, UltraFlex solar arrays, and loop heat pipe
radiators for thermal control – all essential components for
successful mission launches.
Northrop Grumman names each Cygnus spacecraft in honor of an
individual who has made great contributions to human spaceflight.
For the NG-19 mission, Cygnus is named for Laurel Clark, NASA
astronaut, medical doctor, United States Navy captain and Space
Shuttle mission specialist. She was selected for NASA Astronaut
Group 16 in 1996 and flew aboard Space Shuttle Mission STS-107,
spending 16 days in space. This year marked the 20th anniversary of
the Columbia tragedy when Laurel and six additional crew lost their
lives.
Northrop Grumman is a leading global aerospace and defense
technology company. Our pioneering solutions equip our customers
with the capabilities they need to connect and protect the world
and push the boundaries of human exploration across the universe.
Driven by a shared purpose to solve our customers’ toughest
problems, our 95,000 employees define possible every day.
Contact:Kristi Davidson480-276-8464
(mobile)kristi.davidson@ngc.com
Ellen Klicka703-402-4404 (mobile)Ellen.klicka@ngc.com
A photo accompanying this announcement is available at
https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/dbc87035-9c40-434a-9df3-8aed50392d8a
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