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NASA, Northrop Grumman postpone Cygnus XL arrival to ISS following propulsion issue
S2 · 16 Sep 2025 · Northrop Grumman
Record
| Company | Northrop Grumman |
| Industry | Defense / space |
| Type(s) | disruption |
| Date | 16 Sep 2025 (day precision) |
| Time of day | not documented |
| Location | no physical site (recall / fleet-wide / aggregate record) |
| Severity | (minor injury or single-unit damage) |
| Scale | Cygnus XL cargo mission |
| Confidence | medium |
| Verified flag | Yes - independently re-checked against the cited source |
Summary
A propulsion issue on Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft forced NASA and Northrop to postpone its arrival and berthing at the ISS.
Primary source
Publisher: Google News aggregated · Retrieved: 2026-09-16
Supporting source rows (1)
| Date | Supporting source row | Publisher | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Sep 2025 | NASA, Northrop Grumman postpone Cygnus XL arrival to ISS following propulsion issue | Google News aggregated | Google News aggregated |
Defense / space context
disruption context
Northrop Grumman industry position
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