CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION — Northrop Grumman is delaying the arrival of its Cygnus XL cargo craft to the International Space Station after it suffered an engine issue, stated NASA.
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In a blog post , NASA stated on Tuesday that the Cygnus XL craft that was launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Monday evening will not arrive at the floating laboratory on Wednesday as scheduled.
“Early Tuesday morning, Cygnus XL’s main engine stopped earlier than planned during two burns designed to raise the orbit of the spacecraft for rendezvous with the space station, where it will deliver 11,000 pound