07-19-2021, 06:48 PM
The name of astronaut Ellison Onizuka will return to space again soon. An International Space Station freight supply vehicle has been designated in his honor:
Northrop Grumman has christened its next Cygnus flying a commercial resupply services mission for NASA (NG-16) after Ellison Onizuka.
"It is our tradition to name each Cygnus spacecraft after a pioneer of human spaceflight," said Kendell Nii, a program manager for Northrop Grumman Space Systems.
The S.S. Ellison Onizuka will deliver approximately 8,200 pounds (3,700 kg.) of supplies and research equipment for the Expedition 65 crew aboard the space station. The Cygnus freighter will be launched atop a Northrop Grumman Antares 230+ rocket from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Liftoff is scheduled for Aug. 10.
https://www.space.com/northrop-grumman-n...on-onizuka
I’m not sure whether the spacecraft will be visible from Big Island at night, but I’ll try and remember to watch for passes. The tradition of Hawaii Island’s contributions and advancements in our understanding of the world around us, and above us continues. “To explore strange new worlds” includes far more than a quick drive through downtown Pahoa Village on a sunny afternoon when the constellations of tie dye shine bright.
Northrop Grumman has christened its next Cygnus flying a commercial resupply services mission for NASA (NG-16) after Ellison Onizuka.
"It is our tradition to name each Cygnus spacecraft after a pioneer of human spaceflight," said Kendell Nii, a program manager for Northrop Grumman Space Systems.
The S.S. Ellison Onizuka will deliver approximately 8,200 pounds (3,700 kg.) of supplies and research equipment for the Expedition 65 crew aboard the space station. The Cygnus freighter will be launched atop a Northrop Grumman Antares 230+ rocket from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Liftoff is scheduled for Aug. 10.
https://www.space.com/northrop-grumman-n...on-onizuka
I’m not sure whether the spacecraft will be visible from Big Island at night, but I’ll try and remember to watch for passes. The tradition of Hawaii Island’s contributions and advancements in our understanding of the world around us, and above us continues. “To explore strange new worlds” includes far more than a quick drive through downtown Pahoa Village on a sunny afternoon when the constellations of tie dye shine bright.