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Cygnus Cargo Craft Mated With Antares Fairing

By Keith Cowing
Press Release
NASA
July 30, 2023
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Cygnus Cargo Craft Mated With Antares Fairing
Cygnus and Antares Fairing Mated
NASA

The fairing of the Antares rocket encapsulates the Cygnus spacecraft July 26, 2023, in the Horizontal Integration Facility ahead of launch.

Northrop Grumman’s 19th contracted cargo resupply mission with NASA to the International Space Station will deliver more than 8,200 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory and its crew. The CRS-19 Cygnus spacecraft is named after NASA astronaut Dr. Laurel Clark who flew aboard Columbia STS-107, and is scheduled to launch at 8:31 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. Photo Credit: (NASA/Danielle Johnson)

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