Weeks after Northrop Grumman's Cygnus S. S. William McCool ended its CRS NG-23 mission with a destructive reentry, another Cygnus is now flying.
Booster B1094-7 launched to the northeast on a trajectory that took the S. Steven R.
The launch took place on Saturday, April 11 at 7:41 AM EDT (11:41 UTC) from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) in Florida. CRS NG-24 had originally been scheduled to fly on Wednesday, April 8, but NASA and SpaceX moved the flight due to bad weather in the Cape Canaveral area. The launch window was instantaneous, but a backup opportunity was available at 7:18 AM EDT (11:18 UTC) on Sunday, April 12 if needed.
