WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (Reuters) - NASA on Wednesday night

resumed plans to dock a Northrop Grumman ( NOC )-built cargo craft with

the International Space Station after resolving an early

engine-shutdown issue it said was caused by a "conservative

safeguard" in the vehicle's software settings.

Docking of the Cygnus XL spacecraft, launched on Sunday

carrying 11,000 pounds (4,990 kg) of cargo and science supplies,

is set for around 7:18 a.m. EDT (1118 GMT) Thursday, the U.S.

space agency said.