Spacecraft Berthing
NG-17 Cygnus Capture & Berthing
International Space Station International Space Station Antares 230+ | Cygnus CRS-2 NG-17 (S.S. Piers Sellers)
NASA TV will livestream the rendezvous and capture of Northrop Grumman's NG-17 Cygnus cargo craft to the International Space Station.
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Antares 230+ | Cygnus CRS-2 NG-17 (S.S. Piers Sellers)
Northrop Grumman Space Systems | United States of AmericaWallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
This is the 17th flight of the Orbital ATK's uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its 16th flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. This Cygnus spacecraft is named after American astronaut and climate scientist Piers Sellers. Sellers was a part of three Space Shuttle missions tasked with assembly of the International Space Station.
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