SpaceX NG-23 Mission: Elon Musk's Aerospace Company Launches Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL Spacecraft to International Space Station for NASA (Watch Video)
SpaceX successfully launched Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL spacecraft to the International Space Station on the NG-23 Mission for NASA. The mission lifted off aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida's Cape Canaveral on September 14, 2025. After stage separation, the first-stage booster safely landed at Landing Zone 2 in Florida.
Elon Musk's SpaceX launched Northrop Grumman's new cargo ship, Cygnus XL, to the International Space Station, completing the NG-23 Mission. The SpaceX NG-23 Mission marks the 23rd effort to fly Northrop Grumman to the ISS for NASA. The NG-23 Mission was completed aboard a Falcon 9 rocket, which carried the Cygnus XL spacecraft on September 14, 2025, lifting off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. It was the fourth flight of the first-stage booster supporting the mission, which previously launched Ax-4, Crew-11, and a Starlink mission. After stage separation, Falcon 9 landed on Landing Zone 2 (LZ-2) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. SpaceX Launches 24 More Starlink Satellites in Orbit From California, Marks 300th Falcon 9 Mission Milestone.
SpaceX NG-23 Mission Launch Video
Watch Falcon 9 launch @NorthropGrumman’s Cygnus XL spacecraft to the @Space_Station https://t.co/9eArlPrTIt
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) September 14, 2025
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