The Antares rocket and NG-18 Cygnus cargo ship are in good health and set to launch on Monday, Nov. 7.
called off the flight. A fire alarm at the company's control center in nearby Dulles, Virginia, forced a building evacuation, preventing launch controllers from going through with the launch.
"Our thoughts are with their team their their safety is at the top most important, so we are going to try it again tomorrow," NASA spokesperson Chelsey Ballarte said during live commentary. Liftoff is now set for Monday, Nov. 6, at 5:27 a.m. EST . You canNorthrop Grumman will use its Antares rocket to launch the uncrewed NG-18
to the International Space Station on a mission to deliver more than 8,200 pounds of supplies to the lab's astronaut crew. It is the 18th cargo mission for NASA by Northrop Grumman. The upcoming launch is also Northrop Grumman's heaviest delivery yet, with the company squeezing in about 44 pounds of additional supplies due to refinements to the launch system.
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