NASA, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX are accelerating the subsequent business resupply flight to the Worldwide Area Station to maximise launch alternatives following an evaluation of mission readiness. NASA now’s focusing on no sooner than 6:11 p.m. EDT, Sunday, Sept. 14, for the launch of a Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Area Launch Advanced 40 at Cape Canaveral Area Drive Station in Florida.
The Cygnus XL spacecraft will ship greater than 11,000 kilos of science, analysis, and provides* to the orbital complicated, together with supplies to supply semiconductor crystals in house and gear to develop enhancements for cryogenic gasoline tanks. The spacecraft additionally will ship a specialised UV mild system to forestall biofilm development and provides to supply pharmaceutical crystals that would deal with most cancers and different ailments.NASA is focusing on arrival of the Cygnus XL spacecraft and its set up aboard the house station on Wednesday, Sept. 17.
The Worldwide Area Station is a convergence of science, know-how, and human innovation that permits analysis not attainable on Earth. For nearly 25 years, individuals have repeatedly lived and labored aboard the Worldwide Area Station, advancing scientific data and demonstrating new applied sciences that allow us to arrange for human exploration of the Moon and Mars.
Be taught extra about station actions by following the house station weblog, @space_station on X, in addition to the ISS Facebook and ISS Instagram accounts.
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