Northrop Grumman CRS-24 Mission
Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services-24 delivered the Cygnus XL spacecraft S.S. Steven R. Nagel to the International Space Station. The spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral on April 11, 2026, and was captured and installed at the Unity module's Earth-facing port on April 13. NASA released it from the station on October 9 after its cargo mission; a deorbit was planned for October 12.
Follow this mission
Schedule, status, and mission updates. Time-based alerts will start when a time is available.
Identity
- Aliases
- NG-24Cygnus NG-24Northrop Grumman CRS-24Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services-24
- Name
- Northrop Grumman CRS-24 Mission
- Status
- active
Details
- Astronauts
- -
- Description
- Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services-24 delivered the Cygnus XL spacecraft S.S. Steven R. Nagel to the International Space Station. The spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral on April 11, 2026, and was captured and installed at the Unity module's Earth-facing port on April 13. NASA released it from the station on October 9 after its cargo mission; a deorbit was planned for October 12.
- Destination
- International Space Station
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Cygnus XL S.S. Steven R. Nagel completed its resupply stay and was released from the ISS at 12:44 p.m. EDT on October 9, 2026. NASA planned a destructive deorbit on October 12.
- Programs
- Start Date
- 2026-04-11
- Vehicle Families
Links
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 25, 2026 at 07:12:06 UTC
- Updated Time
- October 9, 2026 at 19:12:52 UTC
Other
- Affiliations
- Space Stations
- Vehicles