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Old 02-08-2020, 05:52 AM
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Thumbs up Northrop plans cargo launch to space station from Virginia on Sunday

Northrop plans cargo launch to space station from Virginia on Sunday
By: Paul Brinkman - UPI News - 02-08-20
Re: https://www.upi.com/Science_News/202...58/?sl=1&ur3=1

Photo link: https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/41215...-on-Sunday.jpg
A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket stands ready in Virginia to launch the NG-13 cargo mission, carrying a Cygnus capsule, with liftoff planned for Sunday evening. Photo courtesy of NASA

Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Northrop Grumman plans to launch a cargo capsule to the International Space Station from Virginia on Sunday, carrying 8,000 pounds of science experiments, crew supplies and hardware.

The company's Antares rocket will carry a disposable Cygnus capsule on Northrop's CRS-13 mission from Pad 0A at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport. Liftoff is scheduled for 5:39 p.m. EST.

Weather conditions should be 90 percent favorable for the launch, according to official forecasts.

Nasa Video link: https://youtu.be/OqVaTI6oOFs

As with all launches to the space station, the launch window is instantaneous, meaning any problems would cause a postponement to the next day or a future date. NASA says the launch might be visible, weather permitting, to residents throughout the Mid-Atlantic region and possibly the East Coast of the United States.

Northrop designed the Cygnus capsule to accept trash from the space station after delivering cargo, and to burn up in the atmosphere after leaving.

The capsule is carrying equipment for scientific work that includes:

* Tissue culturing that will occur on the station's Mobile SpaceLab, which can perform a biology experiment autonomously for up to a month without the need for crew operations.

* The Mochii Investigation, an initial demonstration of a new miniature scanning electron microscope capable of real-time, on-site imaging and measurements of microstructures and nanostructures aboard the space station.

* Spacecraft Fire Experiment-IV (Saffire-IV) to examine fire development and growth in different materials and environmental conditions, fire detection and monitoring, and post-fire cleanup capabilities. It is part of a series of fire investigations conducted in the Cygnus after its departure from space station, eliminating exposure of humans or occupied spacecraft to fire danger.

Another interesting link: SpaceX Dragon docks with International Space Station
Re: https://www.upi.com/Science_News/201...=4121581024258

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Personal note: Yep I'm a space nut like so many others. The New Frontier - where no many has gone before. Now that's a goal. Science at its best.

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