Welcome to the next launch that will send NASA science experiments, materials, and equipment to the International Space Station! This upcoming mission marks Northrop Grumman’s 20th industrial resupply services objective to the orbital lab.
Targeting a launch no earlier than Monday, Jan. 29, NASA, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX intend to launch a Falcon 9 rocket to carry the Cygnus spacecraft from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
After the launch, the spaceport station’s Canadarm2 will grapple Cygnus no earlier than Wednesday, Jan. 31. The spacecraft will then attach to the Unity module, where the Expedition 70 team will unload the cargo.
U.S. media interested in covering the prelaunch and launch activities can submit applications for accreditation, with a due date of 11:59 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 12. All accreditation requests must be submitted online at: https://media.ksc.nasa.gov
Credentialed media will receive a confirmation email upon approval. For any questions or to request special logistical assistance, please email: ksc-media-accreditat@mail.nasa.gov. For other inquiries, please contact NASA’s Kennedy Space Center newsroom at: 321-867-2468.
For more information in Spanish, contact Antonia Jaramillo at: antonia.jaramillobotero@nasa.gov
Each resupply mission to the station offers valuable scientific research in various areas. U.S. commercial resupply capabilities ensure NASA’s continuous efforts to conduct new studies aboard the space station, advancing human scientific knowledge in space.
Cygnus will also deliver food, supplies, and equipment to the crew, including the first surgical robot and an orbit re-entry platform for data collection. Research conducted aboard this mission includes a 3D cartilage cell culture and ESA’s self-governing semiconductor production platform, among others.
This specific spacecraft is named the S.S. Patricia “Patty” Hilliard Robertson.
Since November 2000, the space station has hosted inhabitants from 21 countries and remains a springboard for NASA’s future goals, such as the Artemis missions to the Moon and the eventual human exploration of Mars.
For more details about NASA’s commercial resupply missions, visit: https://www.nasa.gov/international-space-station/commercial-resupply/
For any media inquiries, please contact the following NASA personnel:
Josh Finch/ Claire O’Shea
Head office, Washington
202-358-1100
joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov/ claire.a.o’shea@nasa.gov
Stephanie Plucinsky/ Steven Siceloff
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-876-2468
stephanie.n.plucinsky@nasa.gov/ steven.p.siceloff@nasa.gov
Sandra Jones
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
sandra.p.jones@nasa.gov
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