Cygnus XL Cargo Craft Solar Arrays Deploy Powering Flight to Station

Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL spacecraft deployed its two solar arrays after launching earlier today at 7:41 a.m. EDT on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The mission is known as NASA's Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services-24, or Northrop Grumman CRS-24.

Live coverage of the spacecraft's arrival will begin at 12 p.m. Monday, April 13, on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency's YouTube channel. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of online platforms, including social media.

NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Chris Williams will capture Cygnus XL using the station's Canadarm2 robotic arm at approximately 12:50 p.m. After capture, the spacecraft will be installed on the Unity module's Earth-facing port and will remain at the station until October. NASA will not provide live coverage of the spacecraft's installation.