NASA’s Northrop Grumman 21st Cargo Mission: Launch Coverage Underway

A Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft, atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, stands tall at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in preparation for a launch to the International Space Station. Photo credit: SpaceX

NASA's coverage is underway on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, YouTube,X, Facebook,and the agency'swebsitefor the launch of Northrop Grumman's 21st commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station.

Thecompany's Cygnus spacecraft is scheduled forliftoff at11:02a.m. EDT on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Filled with more than 8,200 pounds of scientific investigations, food, supplies, and equipment, Cygnus will arrive at the orbiting outpost on Tuesday, Aug. 6. NASA astronaut MatthewDominick will capture Cygnus using the station's Canadarm2 robotic arm, and NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps isbackup. After capture, the spacecraft will be installed on the Unity module's Earth-facing port.

Learn more about station activities by following @space_stationand @ISS_Researchon X as well as the ISS Facebookand ISS Instagramaccounts.

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