Spacecraft Release
NG-21 Cygnus Release
International Space Station International Space Station Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cygnus CRS-2 NG-21 (S.S. Francis R. “Dick” Scobee)
The Northrop Grumman NG-21 Cygnus will be unberthed from the ISS before initiating a destructive reentry into the Earth's atmosphere taking waste along with it.
Updates
Nosu • March 20, 2025, 4:32 p.m.
Delayed to March 28.
Cosmic_Penguin • March 20, 2025, 3:27 p.m.
Delayed to March 26.
hitura-nobad • March 7, 2025, 4:53 p.m.
Added Event.
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cygnus CRS-2 NG-21 (S.S. Francis R. “Dick” Scobee)
SpaceX | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Aug. 4, 2024, 3:02 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
This is the 21st flight of the Orbital ATK's uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its 20th flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.
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