Press Event
Cygnus NG-16 Pre-Launch News Conference
Antares 230+ | Cygnus CRS-2 NG-16 (S.S. Ellison Onizuka)
NASA and Northrop Grumman representatives will share details about upcoming resupply mission of Cygnus CRS-2 NG-16 spacecraft.
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Northrop Grumman Space Systems | United States of AmericaWallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Aug. 10, 2021, 10:01 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
This is the 16th planned flight of the Orbital ATK's uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its 15th flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. This Cygnus spacecraft is named after American astronaut Ellison Onizuka who died in the destruction of the Space Shuttle Challenger.
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