{"id":10052,"date":"2024-08-03T17:53:43","date_gmt":"2024-08-03T09:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/nasa-and-spacex-launch-a-northrop-grumman-cygnus-spacecraft-to-the-international-space-station\/"},"modified":"2024-08-03T17:53:43","modified_gmt":"2024-08-03T09:53:43","slug":"nasa-and-spacex-launch-a-northrop-grumman-cygnus-spacecraft-to-the-international-space-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/nasa-and-spacex-launch-a-northrop-grumman-cygnus-spacecraft-to-the-international-space-station\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA and SpaceX launch a Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A shock collar forms around SpaceX\u2019s Falcon 9 rocket as it ascended from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Sunday, August 4, 2024. The NG-21 mission launched a Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft to begin a roughly 40-hour journey to the ISS. Image: Michael Cain\/Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Update 9:02 p.m. EDT: The Cygnus spacecraft missed two burns following spacecraft separation; hope remains for capture and docking Tuesday morning, according to NASA.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

While the weather proved challenging heading into Sunday\u2019s launch attempt of the Northrop Grumman-21 (NG-21) cargo resupply mission, SpaceX received enough of a good margin that it was able to launch the NASA mission to the International Space Station.<\/p>\n

With a liftoff of its Falcon 9 rocket at 11:02 a.m. EDT (1502 UTC), Northrop Grumman\u2019s Cygnus spacecraft began its roughly 40-hour journey to the orbiting outpost. It deployed its twin circular solar panels at 2:21 a.m. EDT (1821 UTC) to begin charging its batteries.<\/p>\n