NASA is adding more food and consumable supply to an upcoming cargo dropoff to the International Space Station ( ISS ) to sustain the crew after canceling a resupply mission slated to launch in June .
A Cygnus spacecraft that was due to set up to the ISS in June sustained wrong while traveling to the launch site at Kennedy Space Center in Florida , and is no longer set to fly . NASA was forced to delete the Cygnus load mission , which was due to gestate water , food , experiment , and other supplying for the ISS crew , SpaceNewsreported . Instead , the infinite agency will adjust the shipment manifest for SpaceX ’s coming resupply mission , which is due to take off in April .
The Northrop Grumman - built spacecraft is one of two cargo vehicle used to send provision to the ISS on a regular base , the other being SpaceX ’s Dragon . This exceptional space vehicle was to be used for the NG-22 mission , schedule for June . On its manner to the launch site , however , the transport container for the spacecraft ’s pressurized cargo faculty sustained hurt . NASA was leave to assess the damage and how it may affect the upcoming mission .
The Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo spacecraft is used to deliver supplies to the ISS.NASA
NASA will modify the cargo on its next resupply mission to the ISS , which is slate for April . SpaceX ’s Dragon space vehicle will now be packed with more consumable supplies and intellectual nourishment , rather of some of its science payloads , to help sustain the astronauts until the next resupply mission . By then , NASA will have decided whether the Cygnus ballistic capsule is set to set up to the ISS in the fall for the NG-23 mission .
Northrop Grumman and SpaceX have both been channelise cargo to and from the ISS under contracts that date stamp back to 2008 . NASA has a commercial resupply contract bridge with a third ship’s company , Sierra Space , touse its Dream Chaser fomite for cargo dropoffs , but the spacecraft is not yet quick to fly . NASA is also wait on Boeing ’s Starliner fomite to get it together and transferral lading and astronauts to the ISS once it has been certified , but the space bureau late bring out that it isconsidering another exam flight of the vehiclebefore it becomes operational .
Until then , NASA has to trust on Northrop Grumman and SpaceX for regular trips to the ISS .
outside space stationNASANorthrop Grumman
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