Northrop Grumman’s 20th Cargo Resupply Mission Successfully Launches to the International Space Station for NASA
31 January 2024 - 7:28AM
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) Cygnus cargo delivery
spacecraft was successfully launched to the International Space
Station today by SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex
40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This is the
company’s 20th resupply mission, designated as NG-20.
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft for the
NG-20 cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station
launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. (Photo
Credit: Northrop Grumman)
- Under NASA’s Commercial Resupply
Service-2 (CRS-2) contract, Cygnus is carrying more than 8,200
pounds of critical supplies, equipment and science experiments for
astronauts on the station.
- After its rendezvous with the
International Space Station on February 1, Cygnus will remain
attached to the station for up to six months. The spacecraft may
perform additional services such as reboosting the station’s orbit
to counteract atmospheric drag. Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus provides
the only U.S. spacecraft reboost capability for the International
Space Station.
- Cygnus uses Northrop Grumman’s
vertical integration capabilities, incorporating essential products
manufactured by the company like spacecraft structures, propellant
tanks, UltraFlex solar arrays and loop heat pipe radiators for
thermal control.
Expert:
Cyrus Dhalla, vice president and general manager, tactical space
systems, Northrop Grumman: “This mission reflects Cygnus’s
flexibility to launch on a variety of launch vehicles,
demonstrating our ability to deliver on our commitments to support
NASA’s mission. With a decade of experience in cargo and logistics
services, Northrop Grumman will continue supporting missions on the
International Space Station and future civil and commercial
exploration.”
Details on Cygnus:
Each Cygnus spacecraft is named in honor of an individual who
has made significant contributions to human spaceflight. For the
NG-20 mission, Cygnus celebrates the legacy of Dr. Patricia “Patty”
Hilliard Robertson, a medical doctor, avid aerobatic pilot and NASA
astronaut. She completed a two-year Space Medicine fellowship at
the University of Texas Medical Branch and NASA’s Johnson Space
Center. Robertson was selected as an astronaut in 1998 and
scheduled to fly to the ISS in 2002, before her untimely death in
2001 from injuries sustained in a private plane crash.
Northrop Grumman is a leading global aerospace and defense
technology company. Our pioneering solutions equip our customers
with 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 employees define possible every day.
Contact: |
Ellen
Klicka |
|
703-402-4404 (mobile) |
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Ellen.klicka@ngc.com |
A photo accompanying this announcement is available at
https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/dd78392e-0e50-4659-97bc-3dc9c7c1834f
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