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Northrop Grumman\u2019s Cygnus spacecraft completed the deployment of its two solar arrays at 2:21 p.m. EDT after launching at 11:02 a.m. Aug. 4 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida to the International Space Station for NASA.<\/span><\/p>\n Shortly after launch, the spacecraft missed its first burn slated for 11:44 a.m. due to a late entry to burn sequencing. Known as the targeted altitude burn, or TB1, it was rescheduled for 12:34 p.m., but aborted the maneuver shortly after the engine ignited due to a slightly low initial pressure state. There is no indication the engine itself has any problem at this time.<\/p>\n Cygnus is at a safe altitude, and Northrop Grumman engineers are working a new burn and trajectory plan. The team aims to achieve the spacecraft\u2019s original capture time on station, which is currently slated for 3:10 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 6.<\/p>\n If all remains on track, NASA will provide live coverage of the spacecraft\u2019s arrival beginning at 1:30 a.m. Aug. 6 on\u00a0NASA+<\/a>, NASA Television, the\u00a0NASA app<\/a>,\u00a0YouTube<\/a>,\u00a0X<\/a>,\u00a0Facebook<\/a>, and the agency\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0website<\/a>. Additional updates will be posted as needed.<\/p>\n NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick will capture Cygnus using the station\u2019s Canadarm2 robotic arm at approximately 3:10 a.m., and NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps is backup. After capture, the spacecraft will be installed on the Unity module\u2019s Earth-facing port.<\/p>\n This is Northrop Grumman\u2019s 21st commercial resupply mission for NASA.<\/p>\n Learn more about station activities by following\u00a0@space_station<\/a> and\u00a0@ISS_Research<\/a> on X as well as the\u00a0ISS Facebook<\/a> and\u00a0ISS Instagram<\/a> accounts.<\/p>\n Powered by WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n Get The Details…<\/a><\/p>\n Stephanie Plucinsky <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Northrop Grumman\u2019s Cygnus spacecraft completed the deployment of its two solar arrays at 2:21 p.m. EDT after launching at 11:02 a.m. Aug. 4 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida to the International Space Station for NASA. Shortly after launch, the spacecraft missed \u2026 Continue reading