written by amy thompson, on august 10th, 2021
who: northrop grumman
what: launched unmanned cygnus ng-16 cargo ship
how: atop a 2 stage antares rocket
when: written august 10th, 2021
where: pad 0a at the mid-atlantic regional spaceport at nasa’s wallops flight facility on wallops island, virginia
why: deliver over 8,200 pounds ($ tons) of cargo (scientific equipment and supplies) to the iss
interesting fact: the cygnus ng-16 is the heaviest cargo ship yet
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