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LaunchApr 13, 2026Launch location: Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

Live coverage: Space Station to capture, berth Cygnus XL ’S.S. Steven R. Nagel’ cargo spacecraft

Live coverage: Space Station to capture, berth Cygnus XL ’S.S. Steven R. Nagel’ cargo spacecraft
Image source: Spaceflight Now
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The next cargo run to the International Space Station arrived at the orbiting outpost midday on Monday.

Operations stories matter because station logistics only count if the full cycle closes cleanly.

In the bigger picture, departures like this are part of the cycle that keeps the station operating as a laboratory. Cargo providers supply the infrastructure behind many of the science and human-spaceflight stories that get more attention. The next useful update is the actual undocking or departure timeline and confirmation that station operations stayed nominal afterward.

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