“S.S. Katherine Johnson” ready for liftoff aboard Antares rocket carrying vital supplies and equipment for the crew aboard the station
NASA Commercial Resupply Mission
Humans living in space seems impossible. Until it's not.
The next Cygnus launch aboard our Antares rocket is scheduled for February 20, 2021 at 12:36 p.m. ET, from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) Pad 0A on Wallops Island, Virginia.
Update: The Antares rocket lifted off from Wallops Island, Virginia Feb. 20, at 12:36 p.m. ET. Cygnus will rendezvous with the station on Feb. 22 at 3 a.m., with capture scheduled for 4:40 a.m. ET.
Update: The S.S. Katherine Johnson, Cygnus arrived at the International Space Station on Feb. 22 at 4:38 a.m. ET, delivering more than 8,000 pounds of cargo.
Update: The S.S. Katherine Johnson, Cygnus berthed to the International Space Station at 7:16 a.m. ET on Feb. 22. Cygnus will remain at the space station until May.
Update: The Cygnus spacecraft left the International Space Station to begin the next phase of the NG-15 mission. Cygnus was released by the station’s robotic arm at 12:32 p.m. ET, carrying more than 8,000 pounds of disposable cargo. Cygnus will remain in orbit for approximately three days to carry out the secondary phase of the mission.
Update: The NG-15 Cygnus spacecraft completed its mission on July 1, 9:15 p.m. ET.
Northrop Grumman is proud to name the NG-15 Cygnus spacecraft after NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, a Black woman who time and again broke through barriers of gender and race. It is a company tradition to name each Cygnus spacecraft after an individual who has played a pivotal role in human spaceflight. Her hand-written calculations were critical to America’s success during our first human spaceflight missions.
Learn more about Johnson and the NG-15 Mission.
