Northrop Grumman will launch a Cygnus cargo ship to the space station today. Here's how to watch liv

[Judi Lynn]

By Amy Thompson about 1 hour ago

WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. — NASA and Northrop Grumman are teaming up to launch a cargo capsule to the International Space Station today (Aug. 10), and you can watch the action live online.

The Cygnus NG-16 spacecraft will blast off atop a two-stage Antares rocket from Pad 09A at Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia at 5:56 p.m. EDT (2156 GMT) as part of the company's 16th resupply mission to the ISS for NASA.

You can watch the launch live here on Space.com, courtesy of NASA TV, beginning at 5:30 p.m. EDT (2130 GMT). You can also watch it directly from NASA TV here.

Northrop Grumman is one of NASA's commercial partners that keeps the space station well-stocked with supplies as part of the agency's commercial cargo resupply program. The silvery spacecraft is loaded with 8,200 pounds (3,700 kilograms) of crew supplies, hardware and research experiments for the Expedition 65 crew.

More:
https://www.space.com/antares-cygnus-ng-16-space-station-cargo-launch-webcast?utm_source=notification

[Worried2020]

1. This paragraph sorta alarms me . . . .

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"According to NASA officials, the S.S. Ellison Onizuka will remain attached to the space station for approximately three months. At the end of its mission, the space station astronauts will load it with trash before sending it off for a destructive reentry into the Earth's atmosphere. (The freighter will burn up in the atmosphere and poses no threat to anyone on Earth.)"

WHAT!

Have we learned nothing?

We've polluted our lands, lakes, rivers, air etc., and even the SEAS fur crissakes . . . . .

MIght as well go for broke, eh?

Pollute the atmosphere that protects us, and the planet

sheesh!



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[Judi Lynn]

2. Totally strange, you're right. Thanks for the post. ⭐️