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Virginia’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Successfully Launches Fourteenth Resupply Mission to International Space Station

Spacecraft named in honor of first woman astronaut of Indian origin

 

 

RICHMOND—The 14th cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station successfully launched today at 9:16 p.m. from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad 0A located on Wallops Island. The mission, designated NG-14, is a partnership of the Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority, NASA Wallops Flight Facility, and Northrop Grumman. A launch attempt on October 1 was aborted due to a ground software issue that has been resolved.

#NASASocial to allow public to experience NG-14 launch

 

NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, along with NASA's Kennedy Space Center and NASA's Johnson Space Center, is inviting the public to participate a virtual social event to for launch of the Northrop Grumman CRS-14 Cargo Resupply Mission. The virtual event will take begin at 10 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, September 29.

 

Rocket Lab Completes Final Dress Rehearsal at Launch Complex 2 Ahead of First Electron Mission from U.S. Soil

All vehicle and pad system checkouts are now complete and Electron is ready for its first mission from Launch Complex 2,
enabling a vital new space launch capability for the nation

Rocket Lab has successfully completed a wet dress rehearsal of the Electron vehicle at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Wallops Island, Virginia. With this major milestone complete, the Electron launch vehicle, launch team, and the LC-2 pad systems are now ready for Rocket Lab’s first launch from U.S. soil. The mission is a dedicated launch for the United States Space Force in partnership with the Department of Defense’s Space Test Program and the Space and Missile Systems Center’s Small Launch and Targets Division.  

International Space Station Resupply Mission Launches from Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport

Spacecraft named in honor of first African American astronaut

 

RICHMOND—The 13th cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station successfully launched on Saturday, February 15 at 3:21 p.m. from Wallops Island. The mission will deliver 8,009 pounds of cargo to the space station.

Virginia Space, Northrop Grumman, and NASA ready for NG-14 launch

The launch of the Antares rocket carrying the Cygnus spacecraft is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 10:26 p.m. from Wallops Island, Virginia.

Northrop Grumman inamed the NG-14 Cygnus spacecraft after former astronaut Kalpana Chawla, the first female astronaut of Indian descent whose contributions to human spaceflight have had a lasting impact.