A Northrop Grumman cargo spacecraft launched Friday evening from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia to bring almost 8K pounds of cargo for a 14th resupply mission to the International Space Station.
Read More »Northrop’s Cygnus Spacecraft Lifts Off for NG-13 Cargo Resupply Mission to ISS
Northrop Grumman has launched its Cygnus cargo ship to the International Space Station along with 7.5K pounds of research and scientific payload as part of the NG-13 mission for NASA.
Read More »Northrop to Pursue Commercial Resupply Mission in February
Northrop Grumman plans to launch its 13th commercial resupply services mission to stock the International Space Station with supplies, tools and scientific projects.
Read More »Northrop’s Cygnus Spacecraft Sends NASA Research Payload to ISS for NG-12 Mission
NASA and Northrop Grumman have launched the latter’s Cygnus spacecraft carrying scientific research payload to the International Space Station.
Read More »Northrop’s Cygnus Spacecraft Arrives at ISS for 11th Cargo Resupply Mission
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus docked at the International Space Station on Friday carrying around 7.6K pounds of supplies and experiments under the company’s 11th cargo delivery mission to the laboratory.
Read More »Northrop’s Cygnus Spacecraft Performs 11th Space Station Cargo Resupply Mission
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft established communications with ground engineers and deployed its solar arrays after it took off Wednesday as part of the company’s 11th and final cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services-1 contract with NASA.
Read More »Northrop Prepares to Launch Cygnus for 11th ISS Cargo Resupply Mission
Northrop Grumman plans to launch its Cygnus spacecraft Wednesday on a mission to deliver approximately 7.6K pounds of scientific equipment and supplies to the International Space Station.
Read More »Northrop Spacecraft Completes 10th Cargo Resupply Mission
Northrop Grumman's Cygnus spacecraft re-entered Earth's atmosphere on Monday, nearly three months after the cargo ship launched aboard an Antares rocket in Virginia as part of the company's 10th contracted resupply flight to the International Space Station.
Read More »Northrop Develops Late Load Approach for Antares, Cygnus Space Cargo
Northrop Grumman is developing a new approach that would allow for cargo loading to take place 24 hours before the launch of a spacecraft. The company said Tuesday it is preparing to implement the use of a pop-top, a specialized removable nose cone that would support late loading for Antares and …
Read More »Northrop Launches Cygnus Spacecraft for 10th ISS Cargo Mission
Northrop Grumman on Saturday launched the Cygnus cargo spacecraft on a mission to deliver 7,400 pounds of NASA‘s scientific equipment and crew supplies to the International Space Station. The company said Saturday its vehicle, nicknamed S.S. John Young, lifted off at 4:01 a.m. Eastern time from the Wallops Flight Facility’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad 0A in …
Read More »Northrop Targets Nov. 16 Launch for 10th ISS Cargo Resupply Mission
Northrop Grumman intends to launch on Friday, Nov. 16 its Cygnus spacecraft to deliver approximately 7.4K pounds of scientific equipment and crew supplies to the International Space Station. The scheduled liftoff of Cygnus from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia atop Northrop’s Antares rocket will mark the company’s 10th cargo resupply mission to …
Read More »Northrop Preps Antares Rocket for ISS Resupply Mission
A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket is now positioned at the launch pad at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia for a scheduled launch Thursday, Spaceflight Now reported Tuesday. The launch vehicle will carry the company’s Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station for a resupply mission. Cygnus will deliver food supplies, crew …
Read More »Northrop Names Cygnus Resupply Spacecraft After Former Navy Officer John Young
Northrop Grumman has announced that its automated cargo spacecraft slated to be deployed to the International Space Station will be named after former U.S. Navy officer and NASA astronaut John Young. The Cygnus spacecraft will be launched aboard Northrop’s Antares rocket on Nov. 15 from Pad-0A of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport …
Read More »Northrop Eyes Nov. 15 Launch for 10th Space Station Cargo Resupply Mission
Northrop Grumman plans to launch no earlier than Nov. 15 its Cygnus spacecraft to bring scientific experiments, equipment and supplies to the International Space Station. Cygnus will take off aboard Northrop’s Antares rocket from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia as part of the company’s 10th cargo resupply services mission, the …
Read More »Northrop’s Cygnus Completes 9th Space Station Cargo Resupply Mission
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere on Monday after it brought approximately 7,400 pounds of cargo and supplies to the International Space Station and performed secondary space missions. The re-entry of the space vehicle, dubbed S.S. J.R. Thompson, marked the conclusion of the company’s ninth cargo delivery mission to the …
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