Spacecraft Release

NG-18 Cygnus Release & Reentry

International Space Station International Space Station Antares 230+ | Cygnus CRS-2 NG-18 (S.S. Sally Ride)

The Northrop Grumman NG-18 Cygnus will be unberthed from the ISS before initiating a destructive reentry into the Earth's atmosphere taking waste along with it.

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Cosmic_Penguin • April 21, 2023, 11:04 a.m.

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Cosmic_Penguin • Feb. 27, 2023, 4:37 p.m.

No longer listed for March 1st on NASA TV live coverage list.

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Antares 230+ | Cygnus CRS-2 NG-18 (S.S. Sally Ride)

Northrop Grumman Space Systems | United States of America
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Nov. 7, 2022, 10:32 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

This is the 18th flight of the Orbital ATK's uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its 17th flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.

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