Cygnus issue causes changes in ISS cargo missions

NASA is reassessing the schedule for the upcoming Cygnus NG-22 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) after damage was found to its shipping container during transport.

The mission, scheduled for June, may face delays depending on the results of inspections.

Due to this uncertainty, NASA revised the manifest for the next SpaceX cargo mission, SpX-32, scheduled for late April, removing some science experiments to prioritize food and consumables, Space News has reported.

NASA also shortened the handover between the Crew-9 and Crew-10 missions to conserve resources, with Crew-10 arriving on March 13 and Crew-9 undocking as early as March 16.

Written by B.C. Begley