The explosion caused the launch vehicle to lose thrust, fall back to Earth, and impact the ground, resulting in total destruction of the vehicle and its cargo.

companies ensures a national capability to deliver critical science research to the space station, significantly increasing NASA’s ability to conduct new investigations at the only laboratory in space.- Antares 130 ISS Cargo Resupply Mission CRS-3ĬATASTROPHIC FIRE/EXPLOSION IN FIRST STAGE ENGINEġst flight with the Castor-30XL upper stageģrd Orbital ATK Cargo Resupply Mission to the International Space StationĪt approximately 15 seconds after liftoff, an explosion occurred within the AJ26 rocket engine liquid oxygen (LO2) turbopump installed in the first stage main engine 1 positon of the Antares-130 launch vehicle.

A 360 degree virtual reality camera from Montreal-based film studio Felix & Paul, which is set to be taken outside the space station to capture a spacewalk in cinematic virtual realityĬargo resupply from U.S.An investigation from the University of Puerto Rico to test oxidation of ammonia in microgravity as a potential means of producing water and energy for future long-term space missions.The Leveraging Microgravity to Screen Onco-selective Messenger RNAs for Cancer Immunotherapy ( Onco-Selectors) investigation to leverage microgravity to test a biologic drug that could be used for the treatment of leukemia.The Universal Waste Management System ( UWMS) that will demonstrate the technology for a compact toilet for astronauts to use on deep-space exploration missions.The ability to reliably grow nutritionally-valuable food crops in space which will be critical for NASA’s human exploration of the Moon and Mars Assessment of Nutritional Value and Growth Parameters of Space-grown Plants ( Plant Habitat-02), which will cultivate radishes in the Advanced Plant Habitat facility as a model plant that is nutritious and edible.Highlights of space station research facilitated by this Cygnus are: All accreditation requests must be sent to Keith Koehler at resupply mission to the station delivers scientific investigations in the areas of biology and biotechnology, Earth and space science, physical sciences, and technology development and demonstrations. and U.S.-based International media must apply by 4 p.m. International media who would be coming from overseas will be unable to register for accreditation for this launch. 29, from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s Pad-0A at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia.ĭue to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, NASA will credential a limited number of media to cover the Antares launch from Wallops. Northrop Grumman is targeting liftoff of its Antares launch vehicle for no earlier than 10:26 p.m. Media accreditation is open for the launch from Virginia of Northrop Grumman’s 14th commercial resupply services mission to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station aboard its Cygnus spacecraft. Northrop Grumman’s 14th contracted cargo resupply mission for NASA to the International Space Station will deliver science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory and its crew. 17, 2018, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft onboard, launches from Pad-0A, Saturday, Nov.

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