The launch of the Antares launch vehicle is scheduled for 12:39 p.m. on the east coast of the United States from the spaceport on Wallops Island
NEW YORK, January 13. /tass/. The launch of the Cygnus cargo spacecraft of the American corporation Northrop Grumman to the International Space Station (ISS) is scheduled for February 19. This was announced on Wednesday by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
The launch of the Antares launch vehicle is scheduled for 12:39 on the east coast of the United States (20:39 Moscow time) from the spaceport on Wallops Island (Virginia).
As part of the 17th payload resupply mission, new hydrogen sensors for the oxygen recovery system, a modern system for improving plant cultivation techniques and rechargeable lithium-ion batteries will be delivered to the ISS. In addition, the ship will be equipped for the first time with a system that will allow to adjust the orbit of the station.
The previous launch of such a device took place on August 11, it undocked from the ISS on November 20. Cargo is also delivered to orbit by SpaceX Dragon ships under a contract with NASA. Russians Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov, Americans Mark Vande Hai, Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn and Kayla Barron, German Matthias Maurer are currently on watch aboard the station.
