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How to watch Northrop Grumman launch a space toilet to the ISS on Thursday
Digital Trends ^ | September 29, 2020 7:16AM PST | Georgina Torbet

Posted on 09/30/2020 8:06:27 PM PDT by BenLurkin

This Thursday, Northrop Grumman will launch a Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) carrying not only supplies for the crew, but also new science experiments to be tested out in the microgravity environment. With a total of 8,000 pounds of cargo, the Cygnus will be launched on an Antares rocket from Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport.

This will be Northrop Grumman’s 14th resupply mission to the ISS, and you can watch the launch and the arrival of the Cygnus at the ISS live.

The launch and the spacecraft’s arrival at the ISS will both be shown on NASA TV, which you can watch on NASA’s website or using the video embedded at the top of this post.

NASA is also offering virtual launch coverage, as people cannot attend the event in person due to coronavirus restrictions. The virtual launch includes sending out mission updates, resources about the launch, and a behind the scenes look at the launch. You can register for the virtual event by registering for email updates or RSVPing to the Facebook event. There’s also a virtual launch passport which will be “stamped” with an emailed stamp after the event.

Although NASA says the visitor center at Wallops will not be open for this event, there is a chance to see the launch from home if you live in the mid-Atlantic region and possibly along the East Coast of the U.S., depending on the weather. For more information about potential viewing locations, see NASA’s website.

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: launch; nasa

1 posted on 09/30/2020 8:06:27 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

Did Howard Wolowitz build that space toilet ?


2 posted on 09/30/2020 8:10:17 PM PDT by shelterguy
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To: shelterguy

Doesn’t the turd come back at the same speed as it left Earth?


3 posted on 09/30/2020 8:16:23 PM PDT by 353FMG
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To: BenLurkin


"And send up a new Kindle!"

4 posted on 09/30/2020 8:22:03 PM PDT by Songcraft
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To: BenLurkin

Spaceports contribute to globull varming yaknow..


5 posted on 09/30/2020 8:23:36 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Monthly Donors Rock!!!)
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To: shelterguy

Those Russians eat a hearty potato based diet.


6 posted on 09/30/2020 8:27:29 PM PDT by Moonman62 (http://www.freerepublic.com/~moonman62/)
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To: BenLurkin

There’s a different launch due to go in about 20 minutes from Cape Canaveral.


7 posted on 09/30/2020 8:28:41 PM PDT by Moonman62 (http://www.freerepublic.com/~moonman62/)
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To: BenLurkin

Here is the R&D of how it was made....

Zero Gravity Waste Disposal System
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVcSyZznXEs


8 posted on 09/30/2020 8:33:54 PM PDT by minnesota_bound (homeless guy. He just has more money....He the master will plant more cotton for the democrat party)
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To: 353FMG

I dunno, but I’d hate for that to be listed as my cause of death.


9 posted on 09/30/2020 8:34:31 PM PDT by Viking2002 (When aliens fly past Earth, they probably lock their doors.)
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To: Viking2002

You worry too much.


10 posted on 09/30/2020 8:37:34 PM PDT by 353FMG
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To: minnesota_bound

That’s how the Van Allen belt came to be as I recall.


11 posted on 09/30/2020 8:40:34 PM PDT by 353FMG
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To: 353FMG

Ever see my win/loss record in life? Trust me, I’ll be the one person in six billion who gets harpooned through the noggin by a white-hot space turd.


12 posted on 09/30/2020 8:43:20 PM PDT by Viking2002 (When aliens fly past Earth, they probably lock their doors.)
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To: BenLurkin

Just light the gases in a full outhouse and it will go into orbit in minutes.


13 posted on 09/30/2020 10:07:02 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: 353FMG

And the constellation urine.

CC


14 posted on 09/30/2020 10:07:25 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV.)
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To: Viking2002; Chode
Trust me, I’ll be the one person in six billion who gets harpooned through the noggin by a white-hot space turd.

Always working/looking for the best option to go !!!


15 posted on 10/01/2020 1:05:16 AM PDT by mabarker1 ((Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress !!!!)
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sh!tters full...


16 posted on 10/01/2020 7:48:04 AM PDT by Chode (Send bachelors and come heavily armed.)
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