NG-17 CYGNUS PRE-LAUNCH MEDIA TELECON, Feb 18, 2022, virtual, 1:00 pm ET

NASA will hold a pre-launch media telecon for the launch of Northrop Grumman’s 17th cargo mission to the International Space Station, NG-17, on February 18, 2022 at 1:00 pm ET.

The Cygnus spacecraft, named in honor of the late astronaut Piers Sellers, is scheduled for launch on February 19 at 12:40 pm ET.

Participants in the telecon are:

• Joel Montalbano, manager, International Space Station Program
• Jennifer Buchli, deputy chief scientist, International Space Station Program
• Steve Krein, vice president, civil and commercial space, Tactical Space Systems, Northrop Grumman
• Kurt Eberly, director, Space Launch Programs, Launch and Missile Defense Systems, Northrop Grumman
• Jeff Reddish, project manager, NASA Wallops Range Antares Project
• Caroline Jones, meteorologist, NASA Wallops

Audio will be livestreamed on NASA Live.