NASA to Cover Northrop Grumman CRS-24 Spacecraft Departure
After delivering more than 11,000 pounds of supplies, science experiments, and other cargo to the International Space Station for NASA, Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL spacecraft is scheduled to depart Friday, Oct. 9, as part of the company’s Commercial Resupply Services-24 mission, or Northrop Grumman CRS-24. Watch NASA’s live coverage of undocking and departure beginning at 12:30 […]
Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft, part of the Commercial Resupply Services-24 mission, is set to depart the International Space Station on Friday, October 9, after delivering over 11,000 pounds of supplies and experiments. The spacecraft will be grappled by the Canadarm2 robotic arm, which is 12 meters away from the Unity module of the station, at 12:45 p.m. EDT.
NASA astronaut Luke Delaney will oversee the operation. Following its departure, the Cygnus XL will deorbit on October 11 to conduct a controlled burn-up in Earth's atmosphere. The station will not broadcast the spacecraft's deorbit. The resupply mission launched on April 11 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
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