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Antares NG-12

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Antares NG-12 was successfully launched on Nov 2, 2019. Is the first NASA CRS-2 mission of Cygnus to ISS.


Launch Site: MARS Pad 0A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia


Vehicle: Northrop Grumman Antares new Series 230+  with RD-181 engines, new combined fairing adapter, Castor 30XL with reduced insulation.


Cargo Spacecraft: Enhanced Cygnus S.S. ”Alan Bean”  AXMCygnusNG-12_1100


Resupply Cygnus NG-12 Mission to ISS


1:100 Scale Model with updated Cygnus model with new color, external radiators and external payload platforms.


Update: Cygnus NG-12 "Alan Bean" was released from the ISS on Jan 31, 2020 carrying on its exterior platforms the SOLAR and SDS experiments for disposal. These experiments were removed from the Columbus module external payload facilities.

Disposed cargo: CygnusNG-12_cargo