{"id":11600,"date":"2024-08-04T12:02:51","date_gmt":"2024-08-04T16:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/nasas-northrop-grumman-21st-cargo-mission-cygnus-launches-at-1102-a-m-edt\/"},"modified":"2024-08-04T12:02:51","modified_gmt":"2024-08-04T16:02:51","slug":"nasas-northrop-grumman-21st-cargo-mission-cygnus-launches-at-1102-a-m-edt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/nasas-northrop-grumman-21st-cargo-mission-cygnus-launches-at-1102-a-m-edt\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA\u2019s Northrop Grumman 21st Cargo Mission: Cygnus Launches at 11:02 a.m. EDT"},"content":{"rendered":"

NASA\u2019s Northrop Grumman 21st Cargo Mission: Cygnus Launches at 11:02 a.m. EDT<\/h2>\n

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A successful liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida as Northrop Grumman\u2019s Cygnus spacecraft, atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, heads to the International Space Station for the 21st Northrop Grumman resupply mission on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. Photo credit: NASA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At <\/span>11:<\/span>02<\/span> a<\/span>.m. EDT, <\/span>8,<\/span>2<\/span>00 <\/span>pounds of <\/span><\/span>scientific investigations<\/span><\/span><\/a> and cargo <\/span>launched to the<\/span> International Space Station on Northrop Grumman<\/span>\u2019s<\/span> Cygnus spacecraft<\/span> for the company\u2019s 21st commercial resupply services mission for NASA.<\/span> The spacecraft <\/span>lifted off <\/span>on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket<\/span> from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
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<\/span>Cygnus will reach its preliminary orbit <\/span>about 10 minutes after launch<\/span> and is expected to <\/span>deploy<\/span> its solar arrays about <\/span>three<\/span> hours <\/span>later<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
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<\/span>NASA will provide live coverage of the spacecraft\u2019s arrival beginning at <\/span>1<\/span>:30 a.m. <\/span>Tuesday<\/span>, Aug. <\/span>6<\/span> on <\/span><\/span>NASA+<\/span><\/span><\/a>, NASA Television, the <\/span><\/span>NASA app<\/span><\/span><\/a>, <\/span><\/span>YouTube<\/span><\/span><\/a>, <\/span><\/span>X<\/span><\/span><\/a>, <\/span><\/span>Facebook<\/span><\/span><\/a>,<\/span><\/span> and the agency\u2019s <\/span><\/span>website.<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>
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<\/span>NASA astronaut <\/span>Matt<\/span>hew<\/span> Dominick <\/span>will capture Cygnus using the station\u2019s Canadarm2 robotic arm<\/span> at <\/span>approximately <\/span>3<\/span>:<\/span>10<\/span> a.m.<\/span>, and NASA astronaut <\/span>Jeanette Epps <\/span>is<\/span> backup<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
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<\/span>Learn more about station activities by following <\/span><\/span>@space_station<\/span><\/span><\/a> and <\/span><\/span>@ISS_Research<\/span><\/span><\/a> on X as well as the <\/span><\/span>ISS Facebook<\/span><\/span><\/a> and <\/span><\/span>ISS Instagram<\/span><\/span><\/a> accounts.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
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At 11:02 a.m. EDT, 8,200 pounds of scientific investigations and cargo launched to the International Space Station on Northrop Grumman\u2019s Cygnus spacecraft for the company\u2019s 21st commercial resupply services mission for NASA. The spacecraft lifted off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.\u00a0\u00a0Cygnus \u2026 Continue reading → <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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