Northrop Grumman’s 11th Cargo Launch Prepares to Launch to Station

2019年4月16日星期二，美国宇航局弗吉尼亚州瓦勒普斯飞行基地，一枚搭载天鹅座补给飞船的诺斯罗普·格鲁曼公司安塔雷斯火箭在日出时分出现。诺斯罗普·格鲁曼公司与美国国家航空航天局签订的第11次国际空间站货物补给合同将向轨道实验室及其宇航员运送约7600磅的科学研究、宇航员用品和运载工具硬件。

A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus resupply spacecraft is seen during sunrise on Pad-0A, Tuesday, April 16, 2019, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Northrop Grumman’s 11th contracted cargo resupply mission with NASA to the International Space Station will deliver about 7,600 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory and its crew.

Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls