posted 10-01-2020 08:50 AM               

Please use this topic to discuss Northrop Grumman's NG-14 mission to resupply the International Space Station.

posted 10-01-2020 08:50 AM               

NG-14 Launch: How to Watch

NASA commercial cargo provider Northrop Grumman is targeting Thursday, Oct. 1, for the launch of its 14th resupply mission to the International Space Station. The five-minute launch window opens at 9:38 p.m. EDT.

Loaded with nearly 8,000 pounds of research, crew supplies, and hardware, Northrop Grumman's Cygnus cargo spacecraft will launch on the company's Antares rocket from Virginia Space's Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

The latest Wallops Launch Range forecast, issued this afternoon, remains at 70% probability for favorable weather. Cloud ceilings and cloud cover are the main concerns.

The launch may be visible, weather permitting and depending on other local conditions (such as elevation), to residents up and down the East Coast of the United States.

When accessed from a smartphone browser, the Wallops Mission Status Center website can provide specific viewing information based on location.

Due to restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, the NASA Visitor Center at Wallops will be closed for this launch.

Live coverage of the launch will begin at 9 p.m. EDT and air on NASA Television and the agency's website.

posted 10-01-2020 08:43 PM               

Preliminary indication for tonight's launch scrub from Wallops Flight Facility is attributed to a piece of ground support equipment.

posted 10-02-2020 10:55 AM               

We are GO to launch the Antares vehicle tonight, Oct. 2, at 9:16 p.m. EDT after a ground software issue scrubbed the launch last night. The issue has since been resolved.

The live stream will begin at 8:45 p.m. EDT on NASA TV.

posted 10-02-2020 08:28 PM               

Liftoff! Gorgeous night view as our Antares rocket carries the NG-14 S.S. Kalpana Chawla to the International Space Station from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility.

And we have payload separation. Go Cygnus!

Spacecraft separation confirmed. Northrop Grumman's Cygnus cargo spacecraft, named the S.S. Kalpana Chawla, is on its way for an early Monday arrival at the International Space Station. Liftoff tonight from Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia was right on time at 9:16 p.m. EDT.