Cygnus NG-23

NG-23 is a cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract. Operated by Northrop Grumman, the flight successfully launched on September 14, 2025, aboard a Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket. The spacecraft is named S.S. William "Willie" C. McCool in honor of the NASA astronaut who died in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003.

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Antares NG-23; CRS OA-23; Cygnus PCM-23; NG-23; OA-23; S.S. William "Willie" C. McCool; S.S. William C. McCool
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Cygnus XL (square crop)

Technicians use a crane to lift Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft’s pressurized cargo module out of the shipping container on Thursday, July 10, 2025, inside the Space Systems Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Technicians use a crane to lift Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft’s pressurized cargo module out of the shipping container on Thursday, July 10, 2025, inside the Space Systems Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Technicians use a crane to lift Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft’s pressurized cargo module out of the shipping container on Thursday, July 10, 2025, inside the Space Systems Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL cargo craft approaches the International Space Station (ISS073E0703405) (cropped)

Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL cargo craft approaches the International Space Station (ISS073E0703410)

Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL cargo craft approaches the International Space Station (ISS073E0703407)

Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL cargo craft approaches the International Space Station (ISS073E0703405)

Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL cargo craft approaches the International Space Station (ISS073E0703409)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Cygnus XL (square crop)		Commons
commons	image		Technicians use a crane to lift Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft’s pressurized cargo module out of the shipping container on Thursday, July 10, 2025, inside the Space Systems Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.		Commons
commons	image		Technicians use a crane to lift Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft’s pressurized cargo module out of the shipping container on Thursday, July 10, 2025, inside the Space Systems Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.		Commons
commons	image		Technicians use a crane to lift Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft’s pressurized cargo module out of the shipping container on Thursday, July 10, 2025, inside the Space Systems Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.		Commons
commons	image		Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL cargo craft approaches the International Space Station (ISS073E0703405) (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL cargo craft approaches the International Space Station (ISS073E0703410)		Commons
commons	image		Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL cargo craft approaches the International Space Station (ISS073E0703407)		Commons
commons	image		Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL cargo craft approaches the International Space Station (ISS073E0703405)		Commons
commons	image		Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL cargo craft approaches the International Space Station (ISS073E0703409)		Commons