SpaceX Launches Cygnus XL Cargo Craft with Over 5 Tons of Supplies to ISS
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Updated · Space.com · Apr 11
SpaceX Launches Cygnus XL Cargo Craft with Over 5 Tons of Supplies to ISS
43 articles · Updated · Space.com · Apr 11
SpaceX successfully launched Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station on Saturday morning from Cape Canaveral.
The Cygnus XL, carrying about 11,000 pounds of science equipment and supplies, is scheduled to be captured by the ISS’s Canadarm2 robotic arm on Monday.
This marks the second Cygnus XL mission, supporting ongoing research and crew needs aboard the ISS, with the spacecraft remaining docked for six months.
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