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CRS NG-24 launch thread (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/spacex@sh.itjust.works
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Fourth of four of Cygnus launches on Falcon 9.

| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2026-04-11, 11:41:21 | |

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| | Scheduled for (local) | 2026-04-11, 07:41:21 (EDT) | | Mission | CRS NG-24 | | Launch site | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA | | Booster | B1094-7 | | Landing | LZ-40 | | Payload spacecraft | Cygnus | | Customer | Northrop Grumman / NASA | | Mission success criteria | Successful launch and docking to the ISS |

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☑️ 23rd launch from SLC-40 this year

☑️ 8 days, 23:46:11 turnaround for this pad

☑️ 2nd landing on LZ-40

☑️ 114 days, 21:59:11 turnaround for B1094

☑️ 604th Falcon family booster landing, 614th Falcon recovery attempt

☑️ 44th Falcon 9 mission of 2026, 627th overall

☑️ 44th SpaceX mission of 2026, 654th overall (excluding Starship hops)

☑️ 44th SpaceX launch of 2026, 664th overall (including Starship hops)

Mission info

Cygnus NG-24 (Northrop Grumman-24) is a cargo resupply mission of the Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract with NASA.

Northrop Grumman and NASA jointly developed a new space transportation system to provide commercial cargo resupply services to the International Space Station. The Cygnus cargo ship consists of two parts, a service module built in the USA based on the GEOStar platform, and a pressurized module, manufactured in France and Italy by Thales Alenia. The cargo is sent into orbit by a launcher specially developed for this purpose.

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[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Capture confirmed: https://bsky.app/profile/planet4589.bsky.social/post/3mjfiyuwejk2z

Cygnus NG-24 'S.S. Steven R. Nagel' has arrived at the ISS. The Canadarm 2 grappled the cargo ship at 1720 UTC Apr 13 and is preparing to berth it on the Unity module.