NASA’s Northrop Grumman CRS-20
Northrop Grumman's 20th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station will deliver scientific research, crew supplies, and hardware to the orbiting laboratory for NASA.
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NASA Sets Coverage for Launch
NASA will provide coverage of the launch to deliver 8,200 pounds of science investigations and cargo to the International Space Station on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
See Coverage Plans about NASA Sets Coverage for Launch![Northrop Grumman's Cygnus space freighter approaches the International Space Station 254 miles above the Philippines.](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/northrop-grummans-cygnus-space-freighter-46753315655-o.jpg?w=2048)
Mission Resources
Science Onboard
Tests of a 3D metal printer, semiconductor manufacturing, and thermal protection systems for reentry to Earth’s atmosphere are among the scientific investigations that NASA and international partners are launching to the International Space Station on Northrop Grumman’s 20th commercial resupply services mission.
Learn More![A white robot about the size of a hand with two large fingers that end in metal probes faces a metal three-part panel with rubber bands stretched across it, which the robot is cutting. A lab worker and computer screens are blurred in the background.](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/surgical-robot-vic-nasa-07465.jpg?w=1024)
Pressurized Cargo Module Video
The Cygnus spacecraft's pressurized cargo module (PCM) for the Northrop Grumman's 20th commercial resupply mission is lifted and moved by crane inside the high bay in the Space Station Processing Facility to begin vehicle processing.
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