{"id":603345,"date":"2024-01-31T14:39:55","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T19:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=image-article&p=603345"},"modified":"2024-01-31T14:39:56","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T19:39:56","slug":"cygnus-flies-to-the-international-space-station","status":"publish","type":"image-article","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/cygnus-flies-to-the-international-space-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Cygnus Flies to the International Space Station"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ksc-20240130-ph-spx02-0003orig.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1365\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ksc-20240130-ph-spx02-0003orig.jpg?w=1365\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A black and white rocket takes off against the brilliant blue backdrop of the sky. It leaves a trail of fire and billowing clouds of white smoke behind it, which partially obscures some structures around the launchpad. The light reflects on the mirror-like surface of a nearby body of water. The image is delicately framed on the left, right, and bottom by green leaves.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ksc-20240130-ph-spx02-0003orig.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ksc-20240130-ph-spx02-0003orig.jpg?resize=200,300 200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ksc-20240130-ph-spx02-0003orig.jpg?resize=768,1152 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ksc-20240130-ph-spx02-0003orig.jpg?resize=683,1024 683w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ksc-20240130-ph-spx02-0003orig.jpg?resize=1024,1536 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ksc-20240130-ph-spx02-0003orig.jpg?resize=1365,2048 1365w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ksc-20240130-ph-spx02-0003orig.jpg?resize=267,400 267w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ksc-20240130-ph-spx02-0003orig.jpg?resize=400,600 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ksc-20240130-ph-spx02-0003orig.jpg?resize=600,900 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ksc-20240130-ph-spx02-0003orig.jpg?resize=800,1200 800w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ksc-20240130-ph-spx02-0003orig.jpg?resize=1333,2000 1333w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-credits\">SpaceX<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In this image from Jan. 30, 2024, an uncrewed Cygnus cargo spacecraft launches atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, starting its journey to the International Space Station. Launching from NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Cygnus carries 8,200 pounds of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-science-hardware-on-northrop-grumman-mission-en-route-to-station\/\">science investigations and cargo<\/a> to support dozens of research experiments. This is Northrop Grumman\u2019s 20th cargo flight to the orbiting laboratory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.nasa.gov\/scheduled-video\/coverage-of-the-rendezvous-and-capture-of-the-northrop-grumman-cargo-spacecraft\/\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA+<\/a> for live coverage of Cygnus\u2019s approach to the space station on Feb. 1, 2024, beginning at 2:45 a.m. EST.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Image Credit: SpaceX<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this image from Jan. 30, 2024, an uncrewed Cygnus cargo spacecraft launches atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, starting its journey to the International Space Station. Launching from NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Cygnus carries 8,200 pounds of science investigations and cargo to support dozens of research experiments. 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