Canadarm2 Successfully Installs Cygnus XL Cargo Craft to ISS Unity Module
The Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL spacecraft has been successfully installed to the Unity module's Earth-facing port of the International Space Station (ISS) using the Canadarm2 robotic arm. This mission, known as NASA's Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services 24 (CRS-24), marks the second flight of the larger, more cargo-capable Cygnus XL spacecraft. Launched on April 11 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, the spacecraft carried over 11,000 pounds of research and supplies. Cygnus XL will remain at the ISS until October, after which it will dispose of several thousand pounds of debris through re-entry into Earth's atmosphere.