# A SpaceX rocket is about to launch a cargo spacecraft up from Florida.

*aerospace · news · 2026-04-11 · TCPalm*

## Key points

- SpaceX will launch a Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft on the NG-24 mission.
- This is the first time a Falcon 9 rocket will send a Cygnus XL to the ISS.
- The Cygnus XL will deliver 11,000 pounds of supplies and science to the ISS crew.
- The Falcon 9 booster will return to Landing Zone 40, causing a sonic boom in Brevard County.

**Companies:** SpaceX, Northrop Grumman
**Countries:** United States

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