Mission: Northrop Grumman CRS-12
Launch date: No earlier than Saturday, November 2, 2019 at 9:59 a.m. EDT
Location: Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s Pad-0A, NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia
Northrop Grumman CRS-12
Launch Resources
- Mission Overview
Northrop Grumman CRS-12 Mission Overview
The ISS U.S. National Laboratory is sponsoring more than 20 payloads launching onboard Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft aimed at improving life on Earth through space-based research.
- Press Release
Northrop Grumman Cargo Mission Set to Launch More ISS National Lab Payloads Than Ever Before
The payloads launching on the Cygnus vehicle include investigations from a wide variety of private-sector companies seeking to leverage the unique environment of the ISS National Lab to enhance products and therapies on Earth.
- Video
ISS National Lab Research Overview, Northrop Grumman CRS-12
More than 20 separate payloads sponsored by the ISS U.S. National Lab will launch to the orbiting laboratory on Northrop Grumman’s 12th commercial resupply services mission.
- Video
Study of Lamborghini’s Carbon Fiber Composites on the International Space Station
A collaboration between Automobili Lamborghini and Houston Methodist Research Institute will leverage the microgravity environment of the ISS National Lab for benefits here on Earth.
- Video
ISS National Lab Research Overview - AstroRad Vest
Lockheed Martin Corporation, in collaboration with StemRad, will test the performance of the AstroRad radiation shielding vest on crew members onboard the ISS.
- Article
Cygnus Successfully Docks to the ISS for Northrop Grumman’s 12th Commercial Resupply Services Mission
Cygnus carried more than 8,000 pounds of research and supplies, including more than 20 payloads sponsored by the ISS National Lab—the largest number of ISS National Lab-sponsored payloads on a Northrop Grumman resupply mission to date.
- Article
Lockheed Martin Tests AstroRad Vest on ISS Crew
Knowledge gained from this project could aid in the development of shielding technologies for use on Earth in patients receiving radiation treatments and workers in areas where there is a risk of radiation exposure.
