NASA Schedules Live Coverage for Northrop Grumman CRS-24 Cygnus Spacecraft Departure from International Space Station
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft is scheduled to depart the International Space Station on Friday, October 9, concluding the Northrop Grumman CRS-24 mission after delivering over 11,000 pounds of supplies, science experiments, and cargo.
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft is scheduled to depart the International Space Station on Friday, October 9, concluding the Northrop Grumman CRS-24 mission after delivering over 11,000 pounds of supplies, science experiments, and cargo. Ground flight controllers will command the Canadarm2 robotic arm to detach Cygnus XL from the Unity module’s Earth-facing port, with release targeted for 12:45 p.m., while NASA astronaut Luke Delaney monitors the procedure aboard the station.
NASA announced live coverage of the undocking and departure starting at 12:30 p.m. EDT. Following its departure, the spacecraft will be packed with thousands of pounds of disposal items and unneeded cargo before performing a destructive atmospheric re-entry and deorbit on Sunday, October 11, which will not be covered by NASA.
The mission originally launched on April 11 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
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Original publication: 7 October 2026 00:01
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