Cygnus NG-17

Cygnus NG-17, previously known as CRS OA-17, is the seventeenth planned flight of the Northrop Grumman robotic resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its sixteenth flight to the International Space Station (ISS) under the Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-2) contract with NASA. The mission is planned to launch in February 2022.[1][2] This is the sixth launch of Cygnus under the CRS-2 contract.[3][4]

Cygnus NG-17
NamesCRS OA-17
Mission typeISS resupply
OperatorNASA
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeEnhanced Cygnus
ManufacturerNorthrop Grumman Innovation Systems
Thales Alenia Space
Start of mission
Launch dateFebruary 2022 (planned) [1]
RocketAntares 230+
Launch siteMARS, LP-0A
ContractorNorthrop Grumman Innovation Systems
End of mission
DisposalDeorbited
Decay date2022 (planned)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination51.66°
Berthing at ISS
Berthing portHarmony or Unity
 

Orbital ATK (now Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems) and NASA jointly developed a new space transportation system to provide commercial cargo resupply services to the International Space Station (ISS). Under the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program, Orbital ATK designed, acquired, built, and assembled these components: Antares, a medium-class launch vehicle; Cygnus, an advanced spacecraft using a Pressurized Cargo Module (PCM) provided by industrial partner Thales Alenia Space and a Service Module based on the Orbital GEOStar satellite bus.[5]

History

Cygnus NG-17 is the sixth Cygnus mission under the Commercial Resupply Services-2 contract.

Production and integration of Cygnus spacecraft are performed in Dulles, Virginia. The Cygnus service module is mated with the pressurized cargo module at the launch site, and mission operations are conducted from control centers in Dulles, Virginia and Houston, Texas.[5]

Spacecraft
Main article: Cygnus (spacecraft)

This will be the twelfth flight of the Enhanced-sized Cygnus PCM.[4][6]

Manifest

Cygnus spacecraft is loaded with 0 kg (0 lb) of research, hardware, and crew supplies.[7]

  • Crew supplies: 0 kg (0 lb)
  • Science investigations: 0 kg (0 lb)
  • Spacewalk equipment: 0 kg (0 lb)
  • Vehicle hardware: 0 kg (0 lb)
  • Computer resources: 0 kg (0 lb)

Research

The new experiments arriving at the orbiting laboratory will inspire future scientists and explorers, and provide valuable insight for researchers.

NASA Glenn Research Center studies: [8]

  • TBD

See also

References
  1. "Microgravity Research Flights". Glenn Research Center. NASA. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. Clark, Stephen. "Launch Schedule". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. Gebhardt, Chris (1 June 2018). "Orbital ATK looks ahead to CRS-2 Cygnus flights, Antares on the commercial market". NASASpaceflight.com. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. Clark, Stephen (1 October 2020). "Northrop Grumman "optimistic" to receive more NASA cargo mission orders". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  5. "Cygnus Spacecraft". Northrop Grumman. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  6. Leone, Dan (17 August 2015). "NASA Orders Two More ISS Cargo Missions From Orbital ATK". spacenews.com. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  7. "Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply". ISS Program Office. NASA. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  8. "ISS Research Program". Glenn Research Center. NASA. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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