Spacecraft Capture

NG-20 Cygnus Capture

International Space Station International Space Station Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cygnus CRS-2 NG-20 (S.S. Patricia “Patty” Hilliard Robertson)

NASA TV will livestream the rendezvous and capture of Northrop Grumman's NG-20 Cygnus cargo craft to the International Space Station.

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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cygnus CRS-2 NG-20 (S.S. Patricia “Patty” Hilliard Robertson)

SpaceX | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Jan. 30, 2024, 5:07 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

This is the 20th flight of the Orbital ATK's uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its 19th flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.

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