Cygnus, unmanned resupply spacecraft, Northrop Space Systems, Dulles, Virginia, USA

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NG-19 Antares launches S.S. Laurel Clark Cygnus

Aug 2, 2023

A Northrop Grumman Antares 230+ rocket launched the CRS-19 Cygnus spacecraft, dubbed “S.S. Laurel Clark”, from MARS Pad 0A, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia, on 2 August 2023, at 00:31 UTC (1 August, at 20:31 EST). For NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services-2 (CRS-2) NG-19 mission, Cygnus delivers more than 3,729 kg (8,200 lb.) of supplies to the International Space Station and is scheduled to arrive on 4 August 2023, around 09:54 UTC (05:54 EST). The NG-19 Cygnus Cargo Delivery Spacecraft is named in honor of the late NASA astronaut Laurel Clark.

 

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NG-20 Falcon 9 launches S.S. Patricia Hilliard Robertson Cygnus and Falcon 9 first stage landing

Jan 30, 2024

For NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services-2 (CRS-2) NG-20 mission, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the CRS-20 Cygnus spacecraft, dubbed “S.S. Patricia “Patty” Hilliard Robertson”, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on 30 January 2024, at 17:07 UTC (12:07 EST). The NG-20 Cygnus delivers up to 3,748 kg (8,263 pounds) of supplies to the International Space Station and is scheduled to be captured with the station’s robotic arm on 1 February 2024, around 09:20 UTC (04:20 EST). The NG-20 Cygnus Cargo Delivery Spacecraft is named after the former NASA astronaut Patricia Hilliard Robertson. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1). Falcon 9’s first stage (B1077) previously supported 9 missions: Crew-5, GPS III SV06, Inmarsat-6 F2, CRS-28, Intelsat G-37 and four Starlink missions.

 

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NG-21 Falcon 9 launches S.S. Francis R. Scobee Cygnus and Falcon 9 first stage landing

Aug 4, 2024

For NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services-2 (CRS-2) NG-21 mission, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the CRS-21 Cygnus spacecraft, dubbed S.S. Francis R. “Dick” Scobee, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on 4 August 2024, at 15:02 UTC (11:02 EDT). The NG-21 Cygnus delivers nearly 3,720 kg (nearly 8,200 pounds) of supplies to the International Space Station and is scheduled to be captured with the station’s robotic arm on 6 August 2024, around 07:10 UTC (03:10 EDT). The NG-21 Cygnus Cargo Delivery Spacecraft is named after the former NASA astronaut Francis R. “Dick” Scobee. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1). Falcon 9’s first stage (B1080) previously supported 9 missions: Ax-2, ESA Euclid, Ax-3, CRS-30, ASTRA 1P and 4 Starlink missions.