NASA’s Northrop Grumman CRS-24 Mission Targets Friday, April 10 Launch

NASA, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX now are targeting no earlier than 8:03 a.m. EDT Friday, April 10, for the next Cygnus XL and Falcon 9 launch opportunity to resupply the International Space Station. Teams adjusted the Wednesday, April 8, launch opportunity due to forecasted inclement weather at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Following an April 10 launch, astronauts aboard the space station will use the Canadarm2 to capture the Cygnus XL at 11:39 p.m. Saturday, April 11, before the spacecraft is robotically installed on the Unity module's Earth-facing port for cargo unloading. If needed, the next available launch opportunity is 7:40 a.m., on April 11.

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