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NASA, Northrop Grumman postpone Cygnus XL arrival to ISS following propulsion issue

S2 · 16 Sep 2025 · Northrop Grumman

Record

CompanyNorthrop Grumman
IndustryDefense / space
Type(s)disruption
Date16 Sep 2025 (day precision)
Time of daynot documented
Locationno physical site (recall / fleet-wide / aggregate record)
Severity (minor injury or single-unit damage)
ScaleCygnus XL cargo mission
Confidencemedium
Verified flagYes - 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

Google News aggregated

Publisher: Google News aggregated · Retrieved: 2026-09-16

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DateSupporting source rowPublisherLink
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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