{"id":22090,"date":"2022-11-10T17:01:58","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T09:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/northrop-grumman-cygnus-spacecraft-arrives-at-the-space-station-despite-a-failed-solar-panel\/"},"modified":"2022-11-10T17:01:58","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T09:01:58","slug":"northrop-grumman-cygnus-spacecraft-arrives-at-the-space-station-despite-a-failed-solar-panel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/northrop-grumman-cygnus-spacecraft-arrives-at-the-space-station-despite-a-failed-solar-panel\/","title":{"rendered":"Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft arrives at the space station \u2013 despite a failed solar panel"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cygnus spacecraft suffers failure in one of two solar panels<\/h2>\n

Shortly after launch and regular announcement of solar panel deployment was missing from official channels at Northrop Grumman and NASA. The Cygnus, named after America\u2019s first female astronaut, was launched on November 7 after a scrubbed launch attempt on November 6 due to fire alarms at Northrop\u2019s mission control center in Virginia. Its second to last Antares 230+ rocket carried it successfully into an orbit on track to rendezvous with the ISS, but a few hours later, NASA reported only one solar panel was deployed.<\/p>\n

NASA and Northrop Grumman determined it had enough power produced by the one panel to make its way to the ISS. This brings us to today at 8:03 a.m. when the SS Sally Ride was installed on one of the station\u2019s berthing ports using the Canadarm2 robotic arm.<\/p>\n

This is Cygnus\u2019 18th resupply mission to the ISS, with its first being in 2014, carrying several scientific experiments, food, and other supplies. Most importantly, it\u2019s carrying a bracket for the new iROSA solar panels that are being installed over the old ones, as their quality has degraded over the decades. Cygnus is planned to remain on the station until January, when it will unberth from the station and be destroyed during reentry while filled with trash.<\/p>\n

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