NG-19 S.S. Laurel Clark Cygnus departure - 22 December 2023

The Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo spacecraft was unberthed from the Earth-facing unity module by the Canadarm2 robotic arm.The operation was monitored by NASA Flight Engineer Loral O'Hara onboard the ISS.The spacecraft is named for the late NASA Astronaut Laurel Clark.*Northrop Grumman (NOC)

NASA Mars Ascent Vehicle Continues Progress Toward Mars Sample Return - NASA Marshall Space Flight Center

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Science on Northrop Grumman's CRS-19 Mission to the Space Station

Tour NASA’s Habitat and Logistics Outpost (HALO) with Former Astronaut Rick Mastraccio

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Expedition 68 - Northrop Grumman CRS-18 Cygnus Cargo Craft Launch - November 7,2022 - night launch

Artemis I Exploration Industry Partners Briefing

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Watch S.S. Piers Sellers Cygnus Capsule Launch to the Space Station – NASA Wallops Flight Facility,Virginia

Contracts Awarded for NASA Gateway Project

US,Canadian,Japanese and European firms are to design and build major elements of NASA's Gateway project,including advanced robotics,habitations,telecommunications and refueling modules and elements.NASA will thus be enabled to lead a global coalition to the Moon and beyond,contributing to the creation of a dynamic and sustainable exploration architecture.The small space station is to be engineered for a 15-year minimum lifespan.Gateway will also be capable of autonomous operations,since it will not be continuously occupied.* NASA's international partners on the project include the European Space Agency (ESA);Canadian Space Agency (CSA);and Japanese Space Agency (JAXA).ESA will contribute habitation and refueling modules,as well as enhanced telecommunications.The ESA prime contractor for the systems is Thales Alenia Space,a joint venture by aerospace and defence firms Thales and Leonardo.The ESA International Habitation Module,I-HAB, will enhance Gateway capabilities for scientific research,life support systems and crew living quarters,enabling longer dueration crewed missions;while the European System Providing Refueling,Infrastructure and Telecommunications (ESPRIT) consists of a refueling module with observation windows,plus high rate telecommunications for the Habitation and Logisitics Outpost (HALO).ESA contractors are currently completing design work,and construction of both systems is slated to begin in late 2021.The I-HAB,to be launched in 2026, will feature improved micrometeoroid and radiation protection for the Gateway crews,in light of the harsh environment of deep space.The refueling element is planned to launch in 2027.* International astronauts will fly to the Gateway aboard the Orion spacecraft as part of integrated crews of US and partner astronauts.* NASA has contracted the launch of the HALO Power and Propulsion element,the initial portion of the Gateway,as early as May 2024 on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.* CSA is contributing the Canadarm 3,to be built by MDA,and is an advanced external robotic arm for Gateway.Under the Gateway Treaty,Canadian astronauts are to fly on the first crewed mission aboard the Orion spacecraft,Artemis 2,which will send humans deeper into space than ever before,and on an a separate flight to the Gateway.For its part,ESA expects to send a European astronaut to the lunar surface on a later Artemis mission.* JAXA will contribute habitation components and logistics resupply.* Northrop Grumman (NOC),MDA Ltd (XTSE:MDA),Thales SA (XPAR:HO),Leonardo SpA (XMIL:LDO).

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Aerospace Investing:The Parker Solar Probe Firms

Here are some stocks related to this mission for you to consider:
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc (AJRD) - made the rocket engines
Boeing Co (BA) - United Launch Alliance partner - made the Delta IV Heavy
Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT) - United Launch Alliance partner - made the Delta IV Heavy;owns Astrotech Space Operations (satellite processing)
Northrop Grumman Corp (NOC) - made the third stage

Focus on Defense:USS George H.W. Bush

If anyone has a question about the ingenuity of American workers,they should see this ship,said Virginia Governor Tim Kaine,who was recently appointed Chairman of the Democratic National Committee,at the commissioning of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush(CVN 77) in Norfolk,Virginia on Saturday.Defense Secretary Robert Gates,who will be staying on in the Obama administration,added there is no one more deserving than President George H.W. Bush,who was the 41st president,to have an aircraft carrier named for him.Mr.Bush was the last of the World War II generation to serve as commander in chief.The carrier,which will be homeported in Norfolk and serve in the Atlantic Fleet,is a symbol of American strength and credibility,Mr.Gates observed.The ship is manned by more than 5500 sailors and Marines,who have been working on her for three years now,along with shipyard workers from Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding.