
"Upcoming SpaceX Falcon 9 Mission to Deliver Cargo and Science to ISS"
The NG-20 mission is set to launch the Cygnus spacecraft S.S. Patricia Hilliard Robertson to the International Space Station atop a SpaceX Falcon 9, marking the first of three Cygnus missions to fly aboard Falcon 9. The launch is scheduled for Jan. 30 from Cape Canaveral, with the booster set to conduct a return to launch site landing. The Cygnus will carry various cargo, including a surgical robot, 3D printer, and solar array upgrade kit, and is named after astronaut Patricia Hilliard Robertson. After its stay at the ISS, the Cygnus will be loaded with trash and commanded to make a destructive reentry over the South Pacific.