NASA’s Northrop Grumman CRS-19
Northrop Grumman's 19th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station delivered scientific research, crew supplies, and hardware to the orbiting laboratory for NASA.
Mission Type
Cargo Resupply
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Launch
8:31 p.m. EST, Aug. 1, 2023
DOCKING
5:52 a.m. EST, Aug. 4, 2023
Liftoff
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft, atop the company’s Antares rocket, carried over 8,200 pounds of cargo and science experiments from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
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MISSION RESEARCH
Science Onboard
Northrop Grumman's 19th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station carried scientific investigations including a 3D neuron cell culture to test gene therapy, instruments to monitor plasma density, and an updated potable water dispenser system.
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The Saffire-V experiment burns a sample of polymethyl methacrylate, also known as Plexiglas. Researchers have found that fires in microgravity typically grow and burn faster on thinner ribs and materials (left) than on thicker samples (right).
NASA’s Glenn Research Center
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Northrop Grumman CRS-19
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