(Update: Launched) SpaceX Falcon 9 to launch Cygnus cargo mission to space station today: Watch live

SpaceX is targeting 12:07 p.m. EST on Tuesday, January 30 for the Falcon 9 launch of the Northrop Grumman's 20th Commercial Resupply Services mission (NG-20) to the International Space Station.

Northrop Grumman's Cygnus cargo craft sitting atop the Falcon 9 rocket will lift off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The Cygnus cargo craft will deliver more than 8,200 pounds of science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the orbiting laboratory. This includes the Metal 3D Printer to test the 3D printing of small metal parts in space and the Robotic Surgery Tech Demo to test remotely controlled surgical techniques.

Upon arrival at the space station on Thursday, Feb. 1, NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli will capture the Cygnus spacecraft using the station's robotic arm and install it on the Unity module’s Earth-facing port. The spacecraft will remain docked to the port until May and upon departure, it will harmlessly burn up in the Earth's atmosphere.

This is Northrop Grumman's 20th contracted resupply mission for NASA.

Live coverage of the mission launch activities will air on NASA+ and X @SpaceX.

Update: Launch of our 20th #Cygnus cargo spacecraft will be no earlier than Tuesday, Jan. 30 at 12:07 pm ET.Cygnus is now encapsulated inside a Falcon 9 rocket for its journey to NASA's @Space_Station 🚀 https://t.co/yOhzKanvnf pic.twitter.com/ZZhG4P0tQG

— Northrop Grumman (@northropgrumman) January 27, 2024

This is the tenth flight of the Falcon 9 first-stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-5, GPS III Space Vehicle 06, Inmarsat I6-F2, CRS-28, Intelsat G-37, and four Starlink missions. Following stage separation, Falcon 9 will land at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1).

Update 1

The Cygnus cargo craft launched atop the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 12:07 pm ET

Update 2

Falcon 9's first stage returned to Earth and made a precise landing at Landing Zone 1, completing SpaceX's 10th launch and landing of the year.