November 7 2022

NASA is going to try this again today.  The original rocket launch was scrubbed for a fire alarm at mission control at Wallops Island on Sunday morning.  The weather looks good, and if it is clear by you it might be worth getting outside for the view.  That is is you have an unobstructed vantage point to the East-Southeast, where the sun rises this time of year.

This post shows where and when to head outside, in addition to the Live Stream Video to watch from your device. 

According to NASA Wallops Island Flight Facility

The Northrop Grumman Corporation Antares vehicle will deliver science and supplies to the International Space Stationaboard the Cygnus spacecraft.

• Mission NG-18
• Vehicle: Antares
• Date: Nov 7, 2022
• Time: UPDATED to 5:32 AM EST

I watched this from around the Maryland and Pennsylvania Line. It was SPECTACULAR!  This stage separation display was the best I got from my phone. This was NOT the moon.

This was shared on Twitter

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— Cliff Petenbrink (@bigPETE1987) November 7, 2022

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Launch Map And Viewing Time

Note that if you compare to the Live Stream Below, that might be delayed up to 30 seconds or 1 minute.

This viewing map shows visibility of the fire and vapor trail above the horizon

• Less than 1 minute for Ocean City, Salisbury, and southern Maryland 
• 60 to 90 seconds after liftoff in metro Washington, Baltimore, and down to Richmond
• 90 to 120 seconds in PA for York, Philadelphia, MD for Frederick to Frostburg

Live Stream From NASA TV

If on your phone, turn it sideways

Note that if you compare to the Live Stream Below- to view outside, this might be delayed from 15 seconds up to 1 minute.

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Highlights of hardware and space station research facilitated by samples and equipment aboard this Cygnus are:

• a facility and study that attempt to advance the 3D biological printing of human tissue in space
• a study taking advantage of microgravity to better understand catastrophic mudflows that can occur after wildfires
• Uganda and Zimbabwe’s first satellites developed as a part of the BIRDS program, an interdisciplinary project for non-space faring countries
• an investigation into how microgravity influences ovary function
• an experiment that studies if changes space-grown plants undergo to adapt to microgravity can be transmitted through seeds to the next generation
• hardware to be installed outside the station in preparation for the installation of Roll-Out Solar Arrays

The Cygnus spacecraft is scheduled to remain at the space station until late January 2023 when it will depart, disposing of several tons of trash during a destructive re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere.

This Cygnus is dubbed the S.S. Sally Ride in honor of late NASA astronaut, physicist, and first American woman to fly in space, Sally Ride. Ride spent 14 days across two space shuttle missions performing science experiments, making observations of Earth, deploying satellites, and conducting technology demonstrations. She was an advocate for diversity and representation in science and dedicated much of her life to inspiring young people, particularly young women, to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and math fields.

Prelaunch Briefing

A prelaunch briefing will be held at 1 p.m. EDT, Saturday, Nov. 5, and may be viewed on NASA Television and the agency’s website. Participants will include:

• Joel Montalbano, manager, International Space Station Program, NASA
• Heidi Parris, associate program scientist for the International Space Station
• Steve Krein, vice president, Civil and Commercial Space, Northrop Grumman
• Kurt Eberly, director, Space Launch Programs, Northrop Grumman
• Roosevelt “Ted” Mercer, Jr., CEO and executive director, Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority
• Jeff Reddish, range chief, NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility

Accredited media may attend the briefing in-person at the NASA Wallops Visitor Center. Media who wish to participate by phone must contact Kiana Raines at [email protected] by noon on Friday, Nov. 4, for dial-in information.

Additionally, media and the public can submit questions on social media using #AskNASA.

NASA TV Coverage

Sunday, November 6:

• 5:30 a.m. – Launch coverage begins
• 5:50 a.m. – Launch window opens

Tuesday, November 8:

• 4:30 a.m. – Rendezvous coverage begins
• 5:50 a.m. – Capture of Cygnus with the space station’s robotic arm
• 7:30 a.m. – Cygnus installation operations coverage

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