A Cygnus cargo spacecraft is launching to orbit today. Here's how to watch live.

You can watch the whole thing live on Saturday, when a private Cygnus freighter is set to launch.

Saturday's launch coverage is scheduled to start at 12:15 p.m. On the NASA website, the NASA app, NASA social media and here at Space.com are all listed.

The rocket that will carry the Cygnus is scheduled to launch from the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The journey to the International Space Station begins with a 1.5 day journey. Timing is dependent on technical factors and weather conditions.

The astronauts captured Cygnus in the sky.

If you live in the mid-Atlantic region, you might be able to see the streaking of ants in the sky. You can have a look around around launch time.

Assuming the mission goes to plan, Cygnus should arrive at the International Space Station around 4:35 a.m. About 8,300 pounds of supplies were delivered on Monday. The coverage of that event will be carried on Space.com at 3 a.m. The time is 0800 GMT.

The Canadarm2 will be used to capture Cygnus with the help of two NASA astronauts. After capture, Mission Control will send commands to Canadarm2 to install the spaceship on the port facing Earth.

The Cygnus is built by the company. The 17th Cygnus resupply flight will begin on Saturday, so the mission is known asNG-17.

The International Space Station program at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston will be busy and exciting in the spring.

Buckley said that two more NASA-funded cargo resupply missions will follow in the spring, although the agency has not published which missions are expected to go to space yet.

The space agency has a choice of two spaceships to carry out robotic missions to the International Space Station. The dragon can hold refrigerated experiments and bring them back down to Earth. The disposable Cygnus vehicles burn up in the atmosphere after leaving the International Space Station. According to NASA officials, the departure ofNG 17 is expected in May.

Russia's Progress freighter is a third robotic vehicle in operation. The latest Progress mission arrived at the International Space Station early Thursday morning.

Piers Sellers was a NASA Astronaut who spent 35 days in space on three space shuttle missions. A climate scientist and deputy director of the Sciences and Exploration Directorate, Sellers died in 2016 after a diagnosis of Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer.

Science investigations will be on board the S.S. Piers Sellers.

• Colgate Skin Aging experiment, led by Colgate. It "evaluates cellular and molecular changes in engineered human skin cells in microgravity," according to a NASA press release. Changes in such cells have implications for matters such as fighting off infection or regulating body temperature, which are some of the functions of skin.
• MicroQuin 3D Tumor, led by MicroQuin. It "examines the effects of a drug on breast and prostate cancer cells in space," NASA says. Microgravity encourages these cells to grow in three dimensions, which allows investigators a chance to scrutinize the structure.
• OGA H2 Sensor Demo (OGS) , led by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. It "tests new sensors for the space station’s oxygen generation system." OGS separates hydrogen from oxygen through electrolysis. While current sensors ensure no hydrogen comes into the cabin, they are sensitive to factors like moisture and require swapping out every 201 days.
• Space As-Lib, an experiment from the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency examining "a lithium-ion secondary battery capable of safe, stable operation under extreme temperatures and in a vacuum environment." The battery has flame-retardant materials and does not leak liquid, among other attributes.
• The eXposed Root On-Orbit Test System (XROOTS) investigation, led by Sierra Nevada Corp. This experiment tests plant growth in hydroponic (water-based) and aeroponic (air-based) systems, instead of using soil. If successful, these systems could reduce the mass of plant experiments, researchers say.
• Solid Fuel Ignition and Extinction (SoFIE), a new combustion facility that will be installed in the Combustion Investigation Rack, located on the U.S. Laboratory Module (Destiny) for safe combustion research.

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