Northrop Grumman successfully launched its Cygnus cargo resupply spacecraft, the S.S. Kalpana Chawla, to the International Space Station.
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NG-14 Mission Updates
The Antares rocket carrying the Cygnus spacecraft launched Friday, Oct. 2, 2020 at 9:16 p.m. EDT from Wallops Island, Virginia.
Update: We have confirmed that the solar arrays are fully deployed on the S.S. Kalpana Chawla Cygnus. The spacecraft is set to rendezvous with the International Space Station on Oct. 5, 2020.
Update: The Cygnus spacecraft was successfully captured by Commander Chris Cassidy of NASA using the International Space Station’s robotic Canadarm2 at 5:32 a.m. EDT.
Update: The S.S. Kalpana Chawla left the International Space Station on Jan. 6, 2021 at 10:11 a.m. EST, completing its primary mission. The spacecraft’s secondary mission, hosting NASA’s Saffire-V experiment and Northrop Grumman’s SharkSat payload, is now underway.
Update: The NG-14 Cygnus spacecraft completed its mission on Jan. 26 at 3:23 p.m. EST.
