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.
Updates
Cosmic_Penguin • April 21, 2023, 11:04 a.m.
Webcast started.
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)
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