{"id":763,"date":"2018-11-10T09:14:31","date_gmt":"2018-11-10T13:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.summersidearc.com\/?p=763"},"modified":"2018-11-10T09:17:23","modified_gmt":"2018-11-10T13:17:23","slug":"nasa-tv-coverage-of-cygnus-launch-to-international-space-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.summersidearc.com\/index.php\/2018\/11\/10\/nasa-tv-coverage-of-cygnus-launch-to-international-space-station\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA TV coverage of Cygnus launch to International Space Station…."},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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NASA\u2019s commercial partner Northrop Grumman is scheduled to launch its Antares rocket, carrying the Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station, at 4:49 a.m. EST Wednesday, Nov. 15. The launch, as well as briefings preceding and following the launch, will air live on NASA Television and the agency\u2019s\u00a0website<\/a>. (\u00a0https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nasalive )<\/p>\n

Loaded with 7,500 pounds of research, crew supplies and hardware, this 10th commercial resupply mission for Northrop Grumman will launch from Virginia Space\u2019s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA\u2019s Wallops Flight Facility.<\/p>\n


\nNorthrop Grumman\u2019s Antares rocket for its 10th commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station is seen on the left Nov. 4, 2018, in the Horizontal Integration Facility at NASA\u2019s Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. The CRS-10 Cygnus spacecraft is shown in the middle of the facility, and the Antares CRS-11 rocket scheduled to launch in spring 2019 is on the right. Credits: NASA\/Patrick Black<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

About 70 minutes after launch, an automated command will initiate deployment of the spacecraft\u2019s solar arrays. Full deployment will take approximately 30 minutes.<\/p>\n

The Cygnus spacecraft, dubbed the SS John Young, will arrive at the space station Sunday, Nov. 18. At about 4:35 a.m., Expedition 57 Flight Engineer Serena Au\u00f1\u00f3n-Chancellor KG5TMT of NASA will grapple the spacecraft using the station\u2019s robotic arm. She will be backed up by Alexander Gerst KF5ONO of ESA (European Space Agency), who will monitor Cygnus systems during its approach. After capture, ground controllers will command the robotic arm to rotate and install Cygnus on the bottom of the station\u2019s Unity module.<\/p>\n

Complete coverage of launch activities is as follows:<\/p>\n

Tuesday, Nov. 13:<\/p>\n