Northrop Grumman Cygnus Cargo Spacecraft: SpaceX Falcon 9 Pre-Launch
Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft
On Tuesday, July 30, 2024, the Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft is seen being encapsulated inside the SpaceX Falcon 9 payload fairing as it prepares to launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral in Florida for the 21st Northrop Grumman commercial resupply services for NASA.
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft is moved to the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida on Aug. 2, 2024.
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus resupply ship is targeted to launch to the International Space Station atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 11:29 a.m. EDT, weather permitting, on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral in Florida. Cygnus is planned to take a day-and-a-half trip around Earth before arriving at the International Space Station for its robotic capture at 6 a.m. on Monday, 5, 2024.
Aboard the Cygnus spacecraft are tests of water recovery technology, a process to produce stem cells in microgravity, studies of the effects of spaceflight on microorganism DNA, liver tissue growth, and live science demonstrations for students.
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Image Credit: Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX)
Capture Dates: July 30-Aug. 2, 2024
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