The United States launches the "Cygnus" Cargo spacecraft to supply the International Space Station

2023-08-02

NASA reported on August 1 that Northrop Grumman's "Cygnus" Cargo spacecraft was launched from the Wallops Space Launch Site in Virginia on the evening of August 1 local time to deliver supplies and supplies to the International Space Station. According to the official website of NASA, at 20:31 EST on the 1st (8:31 GMT on the 2nd), the "Swan" Cargo spacecraft was sent into space by an "Antares" rocket. The spacecraft carried over 3700 kilograms of various materials and experimental equipment, and is expected to arrive at the International Space Station on August 4th, US time. Both the "Cygnus" Cargo spacecraft and the "Antares" rocket are manufactured by Northrop Grumman, an American Cargo spacecraft developer. This is the 19th replenishment mission of the International Space Station carried out by the company. It is understood that the launch on the 1st will be the last launch of the "Antares" rocket of this model. Next, Northrop Grumman will launch a new version of the "Antares" rocket. (New News Agency)

Edit:He Chuanning    Responsible editor:Su Suiyue

Source:Xinhua

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