{"id":374659,"date":"2026-04-11T14:39:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T14:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/374659\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T14:39:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T14:39:11","slug":"cygnus-xl-cargo-craft-solar-arrays-deploy-powering-flight-to-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/374659\/","title":{"rendered":"Cygnus XL Cargo Craft Solar Arrays Deploy Powering Flight to Station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Northrop Grumman\u2019s Cygnus XL spacecraft deployed its two solar arrays after launching earlier today\u00a0at 7:41\u00a0a.m. EDT on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The mission is known as NASA\u2019s Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services-24, or\u00a0Northrop Grumman\u00a0CRS-24.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Live coverage of the spacecraft\u2019s arrival will begin at\u00a012\u00a0p.m.\u00a0Monday, April 13, on <a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplus.nasa.gov%2Fscheduled-video%2Fnasas-northrop-grumman-commercial-resupply-services-24-rendezvous-and-capture%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cmark.a.garcia%40nasa.gov%7C1dd6bcccf05a40f9cdc708de97ced19d%7C7005d45845be48ae8140d43da96dd17b%7C0%7C0%7C639115111705628273%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2BAdgLPnlLR4QO2Zt6vVe4q2VbWX%2BDi2kJOkoP1uNAII%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">NASA+<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fvideo%2Flivetv%2Fref%3Datv_hm_liv_LRad2e3b_slct%3FserviceToken%3Dv0_Cl0KJGUwMTYwNTQwLWU2NjMtNGE1OC05MDczLTZiMmRmYjI5NWMyNRDwyY266jIaLExpNitvL2dzaDBoR0NjVGdhVGdLTHptYkF6dHpuZ29zb2VJMDZ6YWhmZEk9IAESBmZpbHRlchgBIgRob21lKgRsaXZlWj8KDGxpbmVhckZpbHRlchIvCi1hbXpuMS1wdi1saW5lYXItbGl2ZV90YWItZmlsdGVyLWxlYXJuX2V4cGxvcmV6AIIBBjAAUABwAA%253D%253D&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cmark.a.garcia%40nasa.gov%7C1dd6bcccf05a40f9cdc708de97ced19d%7C7005d45845be48ae8140d43da96dd17b%7C0%7C0%7C639115111705653954%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=gvjqT%2BSWwGdRiYaSagdGxPgIwbLtbwvn3732ejvHq2o%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Amazon Prime<\/a>, and\u00a0the agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fnasa&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cmark.a.garcia%40nasa.gov%7C1dd6bcccf05a40f9cdc708de97ced19d%7C7005d45845be48ae8140d43da96dd17b%7C0%7C0%7C639115111705672608%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Mv6E6RSF769OaakQmnUOpFr6ZWaL37KvD3eBAo2kke4%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">YouTube<\/a>\u00a0channel. Learn how to watch <a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasa.gov%2Fgeneral%2Fwatch-nasa-programming%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cmark.a.garcia%40nasa.gov%7C1dd6bcccf05a40f9cdc708de97ced19d%7C7005d45845be48ae8140d43da96dd17b%7C0%7C0%7C639115111705690959%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=udNmiHy11Ot0ysaOBYmfE98yTxkOpm94no5s7%2FHNQTo%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">NASA content<\/a>\u00a0through a variety of\u00a0online\u00a0platforms, including social media.<\/p>\n<p>NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Chris Williams\u00a0will capture Cygnus XL using the station\u2019s Canadarm2 robotic arm at approximately 12:50\u00a0p.m. After capture, the spacecraft will be installed on the Unity module\u2019s Earth-facing\u00a0port and will remain at the station until October. NASA will not provide live coverage of the spacecraft\u2019s installation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about station activities by following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/blogs\/spacestation\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">space station blog<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/space_station\" rel=\"nofollow\">@space_station<\/a> on X, as well as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ISS\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">ISS Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/iss\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">ISS Instagram<\/a> accounts.<\/p>\n<p>Get the latest from NASA delivered every week. <a href=\"https:\/\/lp.constantcontactpages.com\/su\/G246xLa\/nasanews\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775918351_83_953024efdc924c6f64f63936007555957934d147d0248bbbc9670e69e388705a.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>April 11, 2026 9:36AM<\/p>\n<p>More from International Space Station<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Northrop Grumman\u2019s Cygnus XL spacecraft deployed its two solar arrays after launching earlier today\u00a0at 7:41\u00a0a.m. EDT on a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":374660,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[13429,133091,6692,6693,111,139,13430,69,147,392],"class_list":{"0":"post-374659","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-space","8":"tag-commercial-resupply","9":"tag-expedition-74","10":"tag-international-space-station-iss","11":"tag-iss-research","12":"tag-new-zealand","13":"tag-newzealand","14":"tag-northrop-grumman-commercial-resupply","15":"tag-nz","16":"tag-science","17":"tag-space"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374659","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=374659"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374659\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/374660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=374659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=374659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=374659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}