News Archive / Tagged: Antares 230

• Final Antares 230+ rocket launches NG-19 Cygnus spacecraft

  Steve HammerAugust 2nd, 2023

  In near-perfect weather, the final Antares 230+ rocket took to the skies to send the Cygnus cargo spacecraft on its way to the International Space Station.

• Northrop Grumman prepares the final Antares 230+ rocket

  Steve HammerJuly 31st, 2023

  Northrop Grumman is set to launch a Cygnus cargo spacecraft atop what will be the final flight of the Antares 230+ rocket.

• Antares rocket to see new life with upgraded ‘330’ variant

  Derek RichardsonAugust 8th, 2022

  Northrop Grumman is partnering with Firefly Aerospace to create a new version of the Antares rocket following disruptions caused by Russia's war in Ukraine.

• Blue skies welcome NG-16 Cygnus cargo ship, now en route to ISS

  Theresa CrossAugust 10th, 2021

  Northrop Grumman’s NG-16 Cygnus spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station following a successful launch from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility.

• NG-16 Cygnus to launch supplies to International Space Station

  Theresa CrossAugust 9th, 2021

  Northrop Grumman and NASA are set to fly the 16th contracted Cygnus commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station.

• NG-15 Cygnus takes aim on the ISS following successful launch

  Derek RichardsonFebruary 20th, 2021

  Northrop Grumman’s NG-15 Cygnus cargo freighter has been sent on its way to the International Space Station after soaring into orbit atop an Antares rocket.

• NG-11 Cygnus begins 3-month ISS stay

  Derek RichardsonApril 19th, 2019

  Two days after launch, Northrop Grumman’s NG-11 Cygnus cargo freighter rendezvoused and was berthed to the International Space Station's Unity module.

• Gallery: S.S. Roger Chaffee lifts off on flight to ISS

  Jason RhianApril 17th, 2019

  Taking to the skies at the very opening of a five-minute long launch window, Northrop Grumman Corporation's S.S. Roger Chaffee Cygnus cargo freighter leaped into the skies from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport's Pad-0A. The mission got underway at 4:46 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 17, 2019.

• NG-10 Cygnus mission named in honor of Apollo 16’s John Young

  Jason RhianOctober 26th, 2018

  Northrop Grumman's NG-10 Cygnus spacecraft has been named in honor of an American space flight legend - John Young.