NASA and Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft will depart the ISS on March 28, 2025

It delivered over 8,200 pounds of supplies to the space station in August 2024.

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Watch the live departure coverage on NASA+ starting at 6:30 a.m. EDT.

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The Canadarm2 robotic arm will release Cygnus at 6:55 a.m. EDT.

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NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers will monitor its systems during departure.

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Loaded with trash, Cygnus will burn up in Earth’s atmosphere on March 30.

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This was Northrop Grumman’s 21st commercial resupply mission for NASA.

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The launch took place on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Florida.

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Scientific experiments and hardware supported ISS operations.

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