Early tomorrow morning a Northrop Grumman Antares rocket will launch from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia carrying provides and gear to the International Space Station (ISS). The launch of the uncrewed cargo mission might be live-streamed by NASA, and under we’ve obtained the main points on how you can watch alongside at residence.

The launch is scheduled for five:50 a.m. ET (3:50 a.m. PT) so this might be one for the early birds! If you’re not up that early on a Sunday, you’ll be able to tune in to see the spacecraft dock with the ISS on Tuesday, November 8 as an alternative.

What to anticipate from the launch

This is the 18th resupply mission despatched to the ISS by Northrop Grumman, which offers resupply companies to NASA together with SpaceX. The Cygnus spacecraft might be stuffed with over 8,000 kilos of provides for the crew and scientific experiments to be carried out within the microgravity setting of the house station. Carried by an Antares rocket, the Cygnus for this mission has been named Sally Ride in honor of the American spaceflight pioneer.

The climate is wanting promising for the launch, with NASA sharing that there’s 80% favorable situations within the space. There is “a slight chance of low-level clouds that may potentially violate cloud ceiling requirements,” NASA writes, however the typically heat and calm situations are excellent news for the deliberate launch.

How to look at the launch

The launch of the cargo mission might be livestreamed on NASA TV. You can tune into protection starting at 5:30 a.m. ET (2:30 a.m. PT) on Sunday, November 6, both through the use of the video embedded close to the highest of this web page or by heading on to NASA’s Live channel on YouTube. The launch itself is scheduled for five:50 a.m. ET (2:50 a.m. PT).

The cargo craft will journey to the house station all through Sunday and Monday and is scheduled to reach early on the morning of Tuesday, November 8. Coverage of its arrival and seize will start on NASA TV at 4:30 a.m. ET (1:30 a.m. PT) on Tuesday, with protection of the set up of the craft to the ISS starting at 7:30 a.m. ET (4:30 a.m. PT).

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