THIS IS MISSION CONTROL HOUSTON.
ARE LOOKING LIVE AT WALLOPS
ISLAND, VIRGINIA.
VIEW OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN ANTARES
ROCKET POISED ON TOP OF THE PAD
TOWERING 133FEET TALL ONLY
FUELED READY TO LAUNCH OVER
8,000POUNDS OF RESEARCH, FRESH
FOOD, TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS
AND SUPPLIES TO THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
THIS IS NORTHROP GRUMMAN CRS-17
MISSION AND LIFTOFF SET FOR
11:40A.M. CENTRAL TIME.
12:40 AND 03 EASTERN TIME AT THE
START OF A FIVE MINUTE LAUNCH
WIN DOE TODAY.
WINDOW TODAY.
THE SECONDS STAGE OF ANTARES IS
A SOLID ROCKET MOTOR.
THE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
LOOKING GOOD.
IT IS 45DEGREES AND PARTLY
CLOUDY WITH WINDS AT ABOUT
18MILES PER HOUR.
TEAMS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES
ARE SUPPORTING NG-17 LAUNCH.
AT THE WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY,
IN WALLOPS, VIRGINIA, NORTHROP
GRUMMAN ARE MONITORING FROM THE
RANGE CONTROL CENTER.
THEY WILL BE COUNTING DOWN AND
WALK US THROUGH THE NEXT 23
MINUTES UNTIL LAUNCH, AND WILL
BE IN THE CONTROL ROOM FROM THE
POINT OF LIFTOFF TO THE CYGNUS
RESUPPLY CRAFT SEPARATES FROM
THE VEHICLE'S SECOND STAGE.
JUST MOMENTS AGO, A POLL WAS
CONDUCTED OF THE ENGINEERING
SYSTEMS AND EVERYTHING IS
CURRENTLY A GO FOR LAUNCH.
ALSO SUPPORTING TODAY'S CARGO
RESUPPLY MISSION IS THE TEAM IN
DULLES, VIRGINIA, HERE ANOTHER
TEAM OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN
ENGINEERS ARE STANDING BY READY
TO TAKE OVER THE FLIGHT OF
CYGNUS AFTER SPACECRAFT
SEPARATION OCCURS.
THE DESTINATION FOR CYGNUS
FOLLOWING LAUNCH TODAY AND TWO
DAY ORBIT IS THE INTERNATIONAL
SPACE STATION.
TEAMS IN MISSION CONTROL HOUSTON
ARE ALSO MONITORING THIS
OPERATIONS OF THE SPACE STATION
AND WATCHING TODAY'S LAUNCH, THE
FLIGHT DIRECTOR DURING THE SHIFT
IS FREE LING.
>> COUNTDOWN ONE.
>> GO AHEAD.
PROVIDE STATUS.
BOTTLE SUPPLY PRESSURE.
>> YEAH.
WE ARE STILL MONITORING.
WE WILL MAKE THE CALL BETWEEN
NOW.
>> THE CREW ONBOARD THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION IS
ENJOYING THEIR WEEKEND WITH A
DAY OFF INVOLVED WITH CLEANING
AND EXERCISING.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY SEVEN HUMAN
BEINGS LIVING AND WORK ABOARD
THE HUMAN EXPLORATION AS PART OF
A EXPEDITION 66 FROM LEFT TO
RIGHT THEY ARE NASA ASTRONAUT
RAJA CHARI AND TOM MARSHBURN,
MATTHIAS MAURER AND ANTON
ASTRONAUTS AND MARK VANDE HEI.
VANDE HEI IN THE MIDST OF A
RECORD BREAKING SPACEFLIGHT IN
WHICH HE WILL BECOME THE
AMERICAN WITH THE LONGEST SINGLE
SPACEFLIGHT ON THE WAY TO
PASSING CHRISTINA KOCH'S 328-DAY
MISSION WHICH WILL BREAK ON
MARCH3rd AND ON
MARCH15th BREAK KELLY'S
RECORD OF 340 DAYS IN SPACE.
WHEN VANDE HEI RETURNS TO EARTH
ON MARCH30th, HE WILL HAVE
SPENT A RECORD-BREAKING 355
CONSECUTIVE DAYS IN ORBIT.
>> WE ARE T MINUS 20 MINUTE AND
COUNTING BY TODAY'S LAUNCH.
NO-ARE ISSUES BEING WORKED AT
WALLOPS.
IT IS A TRADITION FOR EACH
CYGNUS VEHICLE TO BE NAME AFTER
A SIGNIFICANT SPACE EXPLOSION
WHO CONTRIBUTED TO HUMAN SPACE
EXPLORATION.
SELLERS OH GAN THE CAREER IN
1982 AND FLEW THREE TIME ON THE
SPACE SHUTTLE ABOARD 121 AND 132
IN TOTAL, HE SPENT NEARLY 35
DAYS IN SPACE AND AS AN
ASTRONAUT HE HELPED BUILD THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION OVER
THE COURSE OF SIX SPACEWALKS
TOTALING 41 HOURS.
WE ARE T MINUS 19 MINUTES AND
COUNTS TO TODAY'S LAUNCH.
NO ISSUES BEING WORKED BY THE
FLIGHT CONTROL TEAM AT WALLOPS,
AND JOINING US TODAY IS A
SPECIAL GUEST FROM NORTHROP
GRUMMAN TO DISCUSS TODAY'S
LAUNCH.
CHRISTINA IS THE ANTARES SYSTEM
ENGINEERING PROGRAMMING MANAGER.
CHRISTINA, WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU, SANDRA.
I AM EXCITED TO BE HERE, AND I
WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME ALL OF YOU
WATCHING HERE IN THE UNITED
STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD TO
SEE CYGNUS MISSION TO THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
>> WE ARE GETTING A LOOK AT THE
PAD NOW OF THE ANTARES ROCKET.
CHRISTINA, CAN YOU TELL US SOME
OF THE MILESTONES WE CAN LOOK
FORWARD TO TODAY'S LAUNCH?
>> YES.
SO SANDRA, THAT IS STILL QUITE A
FEW PRELAUNCH MILESTONES THAT
ARE LEFT HERE RIGHT BEFORE WE
LAUNCH, FOR EXAMPLE, WE ARE
CURRENTLY AT THE TABLE OF THE
PROPEL LATE LOADING OPERATIONS
WHEN THAT IS COMPLETE.
THE TEAM WILL TOP OFF THE
PROPELLENTS THEN DO ADJUSTMENTS
THEN WE DO A FINAL GO, NO GO
POLL, THAT WILL BE COMPLETED TO
ROW SEED TO A FINAL COUNTDOWN
HERE BEFORE LAUNCH.
AND THEN, AT APPROXIMATELY THREE
MINUTES BEFORE WE LAUNCH THE
SEQUENCE WILL BE INITIATED THEN
THAT IS WHERE ANTARES INTERNAL
FLIGHT COMPUTER TAKE OVER AND
COMMENDS THE VEHICLE SO THE AUTO
SEQUENCE THEN GOES TO THE FINAL
STEPS OF PREPPING THE VEHICLE
FOR LAUNCH AND WILL PROCEED
THROUGH THE FINAL COUNTDOWN, BUT
AFTER, LIFTOFF, OUR TEAM WILL BE
MONITORING, ALSO, MONITORING
SOME POST LAUNCH MILESTONES.
THE FIRST MILESTONE WILL BE AS
WAITING FOR THE MAIN ENGINES TO
BURN, AND THAT WILL HAPPEN FOR
SECONDS UNTIL OUR MAIN ENGINE
CUTOFF, THEN, ONCE WE GET TO THE
MAIN ENGINE CUTOFF.
WE WILL GO TO A SHORT COAST
RIGHT BEFORE WE SEPARATE FROM
STAGE ONE TO STAGE TWO WHICH WE
CALL THE PORTION OF ANTERES.
AFTER THAT, WE WILL CONTINUE TO
COAST A LITTLE BIT, THEN, ABOUT
30 SECONDS BEFORE STARTING OUT
THE SEPARATION, THEN, WE'LL HAVE
INTERNAL SUPERATION THE STAGE 2
FLIES OUT OF THE EXTERNAL UPPER
STACK.
ONCE WE ONCE THEY CHOOSE CLEAR
OF THE UPPER STACK THEM STAGE
TWO WILL IGNITE FOR 2.5 MINUTES
BURN THAT PUTS CLOSE TO THE
ORBIT THEN COAST AND MAKE SURE
EVERYTHING IS STABLE THEN CYGNUS
WILL BE RELEASED TO THE DESIRED
ORBIT THEN AFTER CYGNUS IS
RELEASED THEY WILL GO THROUGH
THE OWN COLLEGE TRACKS THEN AN
HOUR TO HOUR AND A HALF AFTER WE
SEPARATE.
CYGNUS WILL RELEASE THE SOLAR
ARRAYS THEN BE ON THE WAY TO THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION,
THEN ALL IN ALL, FROM LAUNCH
UNTIL ORBIT IS THE APPROXIMATELY
NINE MINUTES, SO IT WILL BE FUN
TO WATCH HERE, POST LAUNCH.
CYGNUS MISSION IS U NUKE IN IT
HAS REBOOST CAPABILITY.
CAN YOU DISCUSS THE PLAN DURING
THIS MISSION?
>> YES.
SO SANDRA, IN ADDITION TO
DELIVERING MORE THAN THE
8,000POUNDS OF CRITICAL CARGO
TO THE INTERNATIONAL, TO THE
ASTRONAUTS LIVING ON THY SS THE
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CYGNUS
SPACECRAFT WILL PERFORM THE
FIRST OPERATIONAL ISS REBOOST.
REBOOSTING IS A CRITICAL PART OF
ALTITUDE MAINTENANCE FOR THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
WHAT HAPPENS A SLIGHT AMOUNT OF
DRAG CAUSING IT TO DECAY OVER
TIME SO WILL PERFORM THE
ADJUSTMENT PERFORMANCE WHILE
CYGNUS BURST THE STATION SO
SMALL PRECISE ARE REQUIRED TO
PLACE BACK TO THE PROPER ORBIT,
THEN, IT IS PROUD TO OFFER IN
THE STANDARD SERVICE TO NASA.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
CHRISTINA WITH US TODAY BY
PHONE.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> YEAH.
STEP 405, PROVIDE STATUS
TRAJECTORY FOR LAUNCH OPERATION.
>> NOW, INSIDE 15 MINUTES UNTIL
LAUNCH, EVERYTHING CONTINUES TO
PROCEED ON TRACK FOR TODAY'S
LIFTOFF SCHEDULED AT 1:14:03
CENTRAL TIME.
1 2:40 AND 3 SECONDS EASTERN
TIME.
>> THE ADJUSTMENT IS NOT
REQUIRED.
>> COPY THAT.
CHECK 397 COMPLETE.
AND PROP 2 STEP 3798 IS A GO
FOREARM OCCS NOR ADJUSTMENT TO
FUEL LEVEL.
>> LC PREP 2 IS AT WORK.
>> AT THIS HOUR PROPEL LENT
LOADINGS NOW COMPLETE.
THE WEATHER IS LOOKING GOOD.
EVERYTHING ALL SET FOR ANTARES
TO BEGAN THE FLIGHT TO THE
PRELIMINARY ORBIT.
NOW?
LESS THAN 14 MINUTES FROM NOW.
NOT REQUIRED.
STEP 407 NOT REQUIRED.
WELL BE COMING UP ON THE A
LITTLE BIT OVER A MINUTE.
WE'LL CHECK COMPLETE.
OK.
LAUNCH TEAM.
AND I WANT TO PULL TO PROCEED
WITH FINAL COUNTDOWN.
GS0 GO.
RSO.
RSO IS GO.
>> TD IS A GO.
>> IT IS GO.
1:00.
>> STAGE ONE.
STANDBY.
>> ACE IS GO.
GO.
STAGE ONE IS GO.
STAGE ONE IS GO LD.
LD IS GO.
NG.
CLIMATOLOGIST MADE COUNTLESS
CONTRIBUTIONS TO EARTH AND
RESEARCH FOR LIGHT DATA TO
INCREASE THE UNDERSTANDING AND
OPTIMISM DEDICATION AND MAKE AND
STRIVE OF HUMAN KIND AND
THEREFORE AN HONOR TO RETURN THE
LEGACY TO PAW STATION AS THE
NORTHROP GRUMMAN ARE A GO FOR
LAUNCH WE ARE A GO TO SPREAD.
THE TEAM WILL BE COMING UP ON
ENGINE EVACUATION AND JUST A FEW
SECONDS HERE.
>> WITH THAT POLL WE ARE A GO
FOR TODAY'S LAUNCH OF RESUPPLY
VEHICLE TO HEAD TO INTERNATIONAL
SPACE STATION GROUND 11 MINUTES
UNTIL TODAY'S LAUNCH.
A FOLLOWING LAUNCH TODAY, CYGNUS
WILL SPEND TWO DAYS CATCHING UP
TOW THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION.
CYGNUS SCHEDULED TO BE CAPTURE
BY THE ROBOTIC ARM AND THE WEE
HOURS MONDAY MORNING.
WORKING THAT OPERATION WILL BE
NASA ASTRONAUT ROGER CHARI AND
KAYLA BARRON WILL BE BACKING HIM
UP FROM INSIDE OF THE CUPOLA.
RAJA CHARI WILL REACH OUT TO GET
THE VEHICLE.
>> MINUS TEN MINUTES.
>> STEP 411 CAN VERIFY.
WE CAN CHECK STEPS 410 AND 411.
1:00 THAT POINT, CHARI WILL TURN
OVER THE ROBOTIC MOVEMENTS TO A
TEAM OF GROUND CONTROLLERS HERE
IN HOUSTON WHO WILL MANEUVER
CYGNUS INTO INSTALLATION
POSITION TO BE BOLTED INTO PLACE
ON THE EARTH-FACING SIDE OF THE
UNITY MODULE.
CYGNUS WILL REMAIN AT THE SPACE
STATION UNTIL MAY WHERE IT WILL
DEPART THE SPACE STATION.
AND BURN UP HARMLESSLY IN THE
EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE.
OUR CAPTURE SCHEDULED AT
3:45A.M. CENTRAL TIME.
4:45 EASTERN TIME ON MONDAY.
>> COPY.
NOMINAL.
>> WE CAN CHECK STEPS 412 AND
413.
BE ADVISED STEP 414 IS NOT
REQUIRED.
>> FOUND NINE MINUTES UNTIL
TODAY'S LAUNCH, EVERYTHING STILL
LOOKING GOOD.
AND ANTARES HAS BEEN SWITCHED TO
INTERNAL POWER.
AT ABOUT THREE MINCE AHEAD OF
LAUNCH WHEN THE AUTO SEQUENCE
HANDOFF TO TERMINAL COUNT OCCURS
AND THE COMPUTERS WILL TAKE OVER
FOR THE FINAL STEP AT THE
OPENING OF TODAY'S LAUNCH
WINDOW.
>> CONDITIONING.
COPY THAT.
CHECK 415 COMPLETE.
INSIDE 7.5 MINUTES UNTIL TODAY'S
LAUNCH YOU WILL HEAR THE
COUNTDOWN MILESTONES AHEAD OF
TODAY'S LAUNCH AND AT THE TIME
OF LAUNCH THE INTERNATIONAL
SPACE STATION WILL BE FLYING 261
STATUTE MILES OVER NORTHERN
ALGERIA SOUTH OF THE
MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
AND PASSING T MINUS 7 MINUTES.
OPTS STEP 417 ARE A GO TO GROUND
RESPONSE.
>> STEP 4.
ACTIVATION VERIFIED.
COPY.
COPY OPS 2.
NOMINAL.
>> CHECK 416, 417.
>> COMING ON IN THIS T MINUS SIX
MINUTE MARK, UCS TRANSFER IS
COMPLETED.
CHECK 41-9D COMPLETE.
NOW COMING UP ON THE T MINUS 5
MINUTE MARK T MINUS 5 MINUTES
INITIATE ENGINE PRIMING.
ENGINE PRIMING STARTED.
OPS ONE TO INTERNAL POWER.
AVIONICS INTERNAL POWER ON.
STANDBY.
POWER OFF.
COPY THAT.
CHECK 420-241.
NOMINAL.
>> CHECK OPS ONE AND OPEN.
OPEN.
END GREEN.
>> VEER INDICATIONS ARE NOMINAL.
ROGER CHECK 423 AND 424 OPTS
SEND ALL ARM COMMAND.
>> ON MY MARK, 3, 2, 1, MARK.
ALL ARM COMMAND SEND.
COPY ALL.
NASA TV REPORT RANGE STATUS.
TD.
RANGE IS GREEN.
COPY RANGE GREEN.
COME PI PRIMING HAS BEEN
VERIFIED AND CHECK 427 AND 428.
BE ADVISED DYNAMIC LIMITS WILL
BE ACTIVE AT T MINUS THREE
MINUTES.
>> T MINUS THREE MINUTE ACTION
30 SECONDS UNTIL LAUNCH.
EVERYTHING IS STILL GREEN ACROSS
THE BOARD.
OPS 2.
6:00 VERIFY.
COPY THAT.
CHECK 436 AND PASSING T MINUS 2
MINUTES AND 30 SECONDS.
>> COMING ON IN THIS T MINUS TWO
MINUTE MARK.
THERE ARE NO ISSUES AT THIS
TIME.
>> T MINUS TWO MINUTES.
T MINUS ONE MINUTE AND 90
SECONDS UNTIL LAUNCH.
90 SECONDS UNTIL LAUNCH.
T MINUS ONE MINUTE.
>> LESS THAN ONE MINUTE UNTIL
TODAY'S LAUNCH AT 40 SECONDS
TANKS WILL BE PRESSURIZED.
T MINUS 30 SECONDS.
T MINUS 15 SECONDS.
T MINUS 10.
5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
ENGINE IGNITION.
100% THRUST.
WE HAVE LIFTOFF CARRYING OVER
8,000POUNDS OF CARGO.
GOOD PERFORMANCE ON THE FIRST
STAGE SO FAR.
STILL AT 100%.
NOMINAL.
POWER IS NOMINAL.
EVERYTHING CONTINUING TO LOOK
GOOD.
NOMINAL.
THE FIRST STAGE NOW PASSING
THROUGH MAXQ THE AREA OF
PRESSURE ON THE ROCKET, NOW 9D 0
SECONDS INTO TODAY'S FLIGHT OF
NORTHRUP GRUMMAN RESUPPLY CRAFT
HEADED TO THE INTERNATIONAL
SPACE STATION.
NC3 NOW.
REMAIN STUDY AT 100% THRUST.
COMING UP ON THE TWO MINUTE MARK
OF FLIGHT.
EVERYTHING LOOKING GOOD.
EVERYTHING IS NOMINAL.
POWER IS NOMINAL.
7,000FEET PER SECOND.
REMAINS NOMINAL.
CONTINUING TO GET GOOD REPORT
INTERESTS THE RANGE CONTROL
CENTER AT WALLOPS.
11,000FEET PER SECOND.
REMAINS NOMINAL.
THROTTLE DOWN.
PRESSURE REMAINS NOMINAL.
>> NOW, THREE MINUTES INTO
TODAY'S FLIGHT, THROTTLE DOWN
WILL OCCUR THREE MINUTES INTO
THE FLIGHT WHICH MEANS MAIN
ENGINE CUTOFF WILL BE COMING
SOON.
>> THRUST.
WE HAVE MAIN ENGINE CUTOFF AND
ANTARES NOW ENTERING A COAST
STAGE.
SEPARATION WILL OCCUR ABOUT 30
SECONDS FROM NOW.
STAGE ONE IS SEPARATED.
>> AND AS WE LOSE THE VEHICLE
SWITCHING TO ANIMATION THEY
THERE ARE CONTROLLED FIRINGS
EVERYTHING CONTINUING TO PERFORM
AS EXPECTED.
CYGNUS NOW POSITIONED TO THE
ATMOSPHERE AS IT CONTINUES THE
TREK UPHILL TOLL THE PRELIMINARY
ORBIT.
>> STAGE TWO IGNITION.
STAGE TWO IGNITION CONFIRMED.
>> STAGE TWO.
STAGE TWO IS A SOLID ROCKET
MOTOR BURN FOR ARE 2:44.
NOMINAL.
POWER IS NOMINAL.
NOMINAL.
CONTINUING TO HEAR ALL GOOD
CALLS NOW FOUR MINUTES INTO
TODAY'S FLIGHTED.
REMAIN NOMINAL.
100 SECONDS TO BURNOUT.
POWER.
REMAINS NOMINAL.
NOMINAL.
STAGE TWO BURNOUT CONFIRMED
CYGNUS HAS REACHED THE ORBITAL
INSERTION.
THE NEXT MAJOR EVENTED WILL BE
CYGNUS' SEPARATION FROM THE
SECOND STAGE WHICH WILL OCCUR AT
ABOUT THE 8:51 SECOND MARK.
EVERYTHING STILL PERFORMING AS
EXPECTED NOW SEVEN MINUTES INTO
TODAY'S LAUNCH.
CYGNUS NOW WELL ON THE WAY TO
THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
YOU CAN SEE EXCITEMENT IN THE
ROOM THERE AND CELEBRATORY FIST
BUMS AND HIGH FIVES TAKE PLACE
FOLLOWING TODAY'S SUCCESSFUL
LAUNCH.
>> COUNTDOWN.
IN PROGRESS.
PROP 2 CAN VERIFY SUPPLY LINE.
PROP 2.
PURGING IN PROGRESS.
COPY THAT.
LET ME PROVIDE TO CYGNUS AND
WE'LL LOOK FOR CONFIRMATION FROM
THEM.
STEP 449 AND CAN REMOVE AND
RECONFIGURE FOR POST LAUNCH.
6:00 THE FLOW IS OFF.
PCS RECONFIGURED FOR POST
PLIGHT.
WE HAD A SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF
THE CARGO VEHICLE AND LAUNCHING
11:40A.M. CENTRAL TIME AND
12:40 EASTERN TIME TODAY.
WITH IT, OVER 8,000POUNDS OF
FOOD, FOOL AND SUPPLIES HEADED
TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION.
SAVE THE LOCAL LAUNCH.
WERE AND ONCE CRYING UNLESS
ARRIVES TO THE INTERNATIONAL
SPACE STATION EARLY HOURS MONDAY
MORNING, IT WILL BE GRAPPLED AND
INSTALLED THEN BOLTED INTO
PLACE.
FOLLOWING THAT A SERIES OF LEAK
CHECKS AT THE BIRTHING INTERFACE
BETWEEN CYGNUS AND THE UNITY
MODULE WILL BE CONDUCTED TO MAKE
SURE THERE IS A TIGHT SEAL
BETWEEN THE CYGNUS AND THE
STATION FOLLOWING THAT, THE
PROCESS OF HATCH OPENING WILL
BEGIN.
EXTERNAL POWER OFF.
>> COPY THAT.
THEN LOOKS LIKE WE ARE LOS AT
THIS TIME.
>> CONFIRM.
>> OK.
YOU CAN STOP ARCHIVING AT THE T
COM AND STOP TELEMETRY DISPLAY
SAN SERVE LOGGING THEN STOP THE
TELEMETRY RECORDING.
WE'LL REPORT WHEN COMPLETE.
IF YOU ARE JUST JOINING US THE
NORTHROP GRUMMAN ROCKET LIFTED
OFF ON TIME TRILLION THE WALL
LOT! LOS FLIGHT IN VIRGINIA
FROM LAUNCHPAD 0A AT THE SPACE
PORT AT 11:46A.M. CENTRAL TIME
AND 12:40P.M. EASTERN TIME.
COMING UP IN A FEW HOURS WILL BE
SOLAR ARRAY DEAL PLOY AND WON'T
BE COVERING LIVE ON AIR BUT
PROVIDE UPDATES VIA THE BLOG AND
SOCIAL MEDIA.
AND IN WAS A PERFECT RIDE TO
ORBIT AND CYGNUS WELL ON THE WAY
TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION WITH 8300POUNDS OF
FOOD, FUEL AND SUM PLY ONBOARD.
SUPPLY ONBOARD.
IS MISSION CONTROL HOUSTON.
CYGNUS NOW SAFELY IN ORBIT
HEADING TO THE INTERNATIONAL
SPACE STATION.
WE HAD A SMOOTH LAUNCH TRILLION
THE WALLOPS FLIGHT FA STILL
THERE IN VIRGINIA AND NOW
JOINING US VIA PHONE IS
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
OPERATIONS MANAGER.
WELCOME.
THANKS SO MUCH JOINING US TODAY.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
IT IS A BEAUTIFUL LAUNCH.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US
TODAY.
NOW WITH A SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH AND
CYGNUS ON ORBIT.
WHAT IS AHEAD OF THE OPERATION.
WHAT IS AHEAD FOR THE OPERATION
TEAMS.
>> HOW DO YOU HEAR ME.
>> WELL, I CAN HEAR YOU LOUD AND
CLEAR.
GREAT.
WELL, SO AHEAD OF THE OPERATIONS
TEAM, THE CYGNUS WILL PERFORM A
RENDEZVOUS WITH IS THEN WHEN IT
GETS CLOSE ENOUGH ON MONDAY, THE
CREW WILL USE THE CANADIAN
ROBOTIC ARM TO GRAPPLE CYGNUS
THEN ATTACH IT TO ISS.
THEN RAJA IS PRIMED TO OPERATE
THE ARM WITH CLAY BACKING HIM
UP.
AND A PLAN TO START AROUND
11:00P.M. SUNDAY NIGHT IN
HOUSTON THE JOINT OPERATIONS
TEAM BETWEEN IS SAND THE
NORTHROP TEAM THEN THE CAPTURE
IS TARGETED FOR AROUND 3:45A.M.
CENTRAL TIME.
AND SO, AFTER THAT, CAPTURE THE
GROUND TEAM WILL TAKE OVER AND
CONTROL THE ARM AND TO BERTH
CYGNUS TO THE REPORT AND WE CAN
EXPECT THE CREW TO BE ABLE TO
GET THE HATCH OPEN ON THE
MONDAY.
THAT WILL BE AROUND 11:20A.M.
HOUSTON TIME AND HOW THINGS ARE
PROGRESSING WITH THE ONBOARD
OPERATIONS.
AND THE CREW MIGHT BE ABLE TO
START CARGO OPERATIONS ON MONDAY
BUY THOUGH BULK EXPECTED TO TAKE
PLACE ON TUESDAY THEN CYGNUS
ATTACHED TOY S UNTIL THE END OF
MAY AND WE ARE LOOK FORWARD TO
HAVING ALL OF THIS CARGO GET
ONBOARD.
THEN, CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO
HAVE THESE REGULAR CARGO
FLIGHTS?
>> WELL, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE THE
FLIGHTS ARE CRITICAL FOR
SUPPLYING THE SCIENCE
INVESTIGATION THAT MAKE THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION THE
INCREDIBLE RESEARCH THAT IT IS.
OF COURSE, THE CARGO FLIGHTS
PROVIDE SUPPLY FORCE THE CREW
AND CRITICAL MAINTENANCE ITEMS
THEN HARD WAY TO MAKE THE
CHANGES NECESSARY TO ISS TO
SUPPORT NEW SCIENCE.
AND SEARCH IS COMING AND
INCLUDE INVESTIGATIONS LOOKING
AT THE EFFECTS OF A DRUG ON
CANCER CELLS AND WE GOT
INVESTIGATIONS ON PLANT GROWTH
AND LOOKING AT NEW HYDROGEN
SENSORS THEN YOU KNOW THIS
SCIENCE PROVIDES DIRECT BENEFITS
TO THOSE ON EARTH AS WELL AS THE
HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT CREWS AND
FUTURE SPACEFLIGHTS SO YOU KNOW,
THIS ALSO IS DELIVERING SOME
IMPORTANT HARDWARE LIKE ANOTHER
MODIFICATION KIT THAT WILL
CONTINUE OUR WORK TO UPGRADE THE
SOLAR ARRAYS ONBOARD ISS OTHER
KEY A.M.S THAT WILL BE NEEDED
FOR A NEW CAPABILITY THAT ARE
EXCITED WITH AND THOSE TRASH
ITEM THROUGH THE AIRLOCK TO HELP
THE LOGISTICS SO I JUST SAY
REGULAR CARGO MISSIONS AND THE
LIFEBLOOD OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN
AND CONTINUE RESEARCH AND AS WE
ARE CONTINUING TO EXTEND STATION
OPERATIONS THROUGH 2030.
>> THANKS.
THERE IS ANYTHING THAT YOU ARE
MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO?
>> WELL, YEAH.
IN FACT, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN
MODIFIED TO PROVIDE A CAPABILITY
TO REBOOST ISS AND SO TO SEE
PROPELLENT IN THE VEHICLE ITSELF
AND WE HAVE DONE A TESTER PRIOR
TO THIS AND WITH CYGNUS WILL BE
THE FIRST REAL USE OF THE
CAPABILITY TO ACTUALLY REBOOST
THE STATION AND IT GIVES US
ANOTHER WAY TO DO SO AND IN
ADDITION TO THE RUSSIAN PROGRESS
CARGO SPACECRAFT CAPABILITIES SO
IT IS GREAT TO BE ABLE TO EXPAND
OUR CAPABILITIES THIS WAY.
>> AND DEANNA, THE INTERNATIONAL
SPACE STATION OPERATIONS MANAGER
JOINING US TODAY VIA PHONE.
THANKS VERY MUCH.
APPRECIATE IT.
ALL RIGHT THANK YOU.
AGAIN WE HAD SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH
OF OF GRUMMAN 17 MISSION ON TIME
TODAY AT 11:40A.M. 12:40
EASTERN TIME.
TO RECAP TODAY'S LAUNCH
ACTIVITIES THE NORTHRUP GRUMMAN
ANTARES ROCKET LIFTED OFF ON
TIME IN VIRGINIA FROM LAUNCHPAD
0A AT THE MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL
SPACE PORT AT 12:40 P.M. EASTERN
TIME.
COMING UP IN A FEW HOURS WILL BE
SOL LAY ARRAY WE WON'T BE
COVERING SOLAR ARRAY DEPLOYMENT
LIVE ON AIR BUT PROVIDE UPDATES
VIA THE BLOG AND SOCIAL MEDIA.
IT WAS VERY SMOOTHED RIDE TO
ORBIT SENDING THE CYGNUS
RESUPPLY VEHICLE TO THE ORBIT ON
TO A TWO-DAY RENDEZVOUS THAT
WILL RESULT IN CYGNUS ARRIVING
TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION IN THE WEE HOURS MONDAY
MORNING.
WE'LL BE COVERING THE CAPTURE OF
CYGNUS AND OUR COVERAGE WILL
BEGIN AT 2:00 A.M. CENTRAL TIME.
3:00 A.M. EASTERN TIME ON NASA
TV.
NONA SASS ASTRONAUT RAJA CHARI
WILL USE TO REACH OUT TO CAPTURE
CYGNUS AT 3:35A.M. CENTRAL
TIME.
4:35A.M. EASTERN TIME AND TAKE
A LITTLE PAUSE AND COME BACK A
COUPLE OF HOURS LATE FOR
INSTALLATION COVERAGE WHERE
CYGNUS WILL BE TURNED OVER TO
THE ROBOTIC CONTROL GROUNDERS
HERE IN HOUSTON TO INSTALL AND
BOLT INTO PLACE ON THE EARTH
FACING PORT OF THE UNITY MODULE
OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION.
OUR INSTALLATION COVERAGE WILL
BEGIN AT 5:00 A.M. CENTRAL TIME
AND 6:00 A.M. EASTERN TIME ON
MONDAY MORNING.
WITH THAT WE'LL WRAP UP OUR
COVERAGE LIFTOFF FROM WALLOPS TO
SEND TO ORBIT HAVE A GREAT
WEEKEND SEE YOU GAIN ON MONDAY.
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