companies ensures a national capability to deliver critical scientific research to the space station, significantly increasing NASA's ability to conduct new investigations aboard humanity's laboratory in space.

an experiment that studies if changes space-grown plants undergo to adapt to microgravity can be transmitted through seeds to the next generationĬargo resupply from U.S.

an investigation into how microgravity influences ovary function.

Uganda and Zimbabwe's first satellites developed as a part of the BIRDS program, an interdisciplinary project for non-space faring countries.

a study taking advantage of microgravity to better understand catastrophic mudflows that can occur after wildfires.

7, 2022, from the Mid Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s Pad-0A, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

a facility and study that attempt to advance 3D biological printing of human tissue in space A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with the company’s Cygnus spacecraft onboard, launched at 5:32 a.m.Highlights of space station research facilitated by delivery aboard this Cygnus are: Perched atop a two-stage Antares rocket, the uncrewed Cygnus NG-16 spacecraft the heaviest Cygnus spacecraft yet blasted off from Pad 0A at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASAs. Įach 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. All media, as described in the NASA accreditation policy, must send their accreditation request to Keith Koehler at. Northrop Grumman announced it will partner with Firefly Aerospace to build an all-American version of its Antares rocket, which uses Russian-built engines. The application deadline for media who are U.S. Northrop Grummans 12th contracted cargo resupply mission with NASA to the International Space Station will launch around 8,200 pounds of science and research. and international media may apply for credentials to cover the pre-launch and launch activities at Wallops. 6, from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport's Pad-0A at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia.īoth U.S.

Northrop Grumman is targeting liftoff of its Antares rocket and Cygnus spacecraft no earlier than 5:50 a.m. Northrop Grummans Antares rocket is a two-stage vehicle with optional third stage that provides low-Earth orbit launch capability for payloads. Northrop Grummans Antares rocket is a two-stage vehicle with optional third stage that provides low-Earth orbit launch capability for payloads weighing up. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - 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.

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