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: The 25th Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft (and third XL) to deliver supplies to the International Space Station will launch under the name of a late Apollo astronaut, the company announced. James Lovell flew four times into space, twice on Gemini missions, once on the first flight to orbit the moon and, on his last mission, as Apollo 13 commander. The S.S. James A. Lovell will fly cargo for the station's Expedition 75 crew.