Cygnus Space Freighter NG18 Arrival: Expedition 68 | International Space Station

Cygnus Space Freighter NG18 Arrival: Expedition 68 | International Space Station

The Cygnus spacecraft NG-18 arrived on Nov. 9, 2022, carrying a supply of 8,200 pounds of scientific investigations and cargo to the orbiting International Space Station laboratory. The Cygnus spacecraft is named the S.S. Sally Ride in honor of the late NASA astronaut, physicist, and first American woman to fly in space. This Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo spacecraft was only able to deploy one of its two solar arrays. Nevertheless, it had sufficient power to reach the International Space Station. It is Northrop Grumman’s 18th commercial resupply mission to the space station for NASA.

Learn more about the important research being operated on Station:

https://www.nasa.gov/iss-science 

For more information about STEM on Station:

https://www.nasa.gov/stemonstation

Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM) 

Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Image Capture Date: November 9, 2022

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