News Archive / Tagged: Cygnus

• How does Northrop Grumman secure Antares during powerful storms?

  Jason RhianNovember 15th, 2018

  WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. -- A powerful "Nor'easter" storm that is hanging off the Atlantic Coast has caused mission managers to push back the flight an additional day. What does Northrop Grumman have in place to handle turbulent weather such as this one?

• UPDATE: Northrop Grumman preps S.S. John Young for flight to ISS

  Michael ColeNovember 14th, 2018

  The next Cygnus spacecraft is set to launch from Virginia with supplies, experiments and equipment bound for the space station's Expedition 57 crew.

• 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.

• Northrop Grumman’s OA-9 Cygnus leaves International Space Station

  Derek RichardsonJuly 15th, 2018

  Following two months attached to the International Space Station, the ninth Cygnus resupply spacecraft was unberthed and released from the orbiting outpost to perform a secondary two-week free-flight mission.

• OA-9 Cygnus cargo ship arrives at ISS

  Derek RichardsonMay 24th, 2018

  Orbital ATK’s OA-9 Cygnus cargo spacecraft rendezvoused with the International Space Station May 24, 2018, after a three-day chase of the orbiting outpost following a successful launch atop an Antares rocket.

• GALLERY: Orbital ATK Antares rocket launches OA-9 Cygnus spacecraft

  Jason RhianMay 23rd, 2018

  WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. — Launching into the early-morning skies from the central part of the U.S. East Coast, Orbital ATK's Antares rocket orbited the company's OA-9 Cygnus cargo spacecraft on a mission to resupply the International Space Station.

• 3 CubeSats flying with OA-9 Cygnus spacecraft

  Michael ColeMay 22nd, 2018

  WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. — The launch of the OA-9 Cygnus resupply mission to the ISS carried with it supplies and experiments. Also riding with the freighter are 15 CubeSats to be deployed by the outpost's astronauts. These micro-satellites include a trio designed to greatly-enhance different areas of Earth observation.

• OA-9 Cygnus named in honor of J.R. Thompson

  Jason RhianMay 8th, 2018

  The OA-9 Cygnus spacecraft, currently scheduled to launch on May 20 from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia - has a name. Breaking with tradition of how these vehicles have been named in the past, the OA-9 Cygnus will not bear the name of a former astronaut.

• Cygnus OA-8 cargo spacecraft departs ISS

  Heather SmithDecember 6th, 2017

  The Orbital ATK Cygnus OA-8 cargo spacecraft departed from the International Space Station at 8:11 a.m. EST (13:11 GMT) on Wednesday, December 6, 2017, after delivering almost 7,400 pounds (3,356 kg) of cargo to support science experiments.

• S.S. Gene Cernan OA-8 Cygnus arrives at ISS

  Derek RichardsonNovember 14th, 2017

  After a two-day trek, Orbital ATK’s OA-8 Cygnus cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station. The vehicle was berthed to the outpost at 7:15 a.m. EST (12:15 GMT) Nov. 14, 2017, and will remain attached for several weeks.

• SFI LIVE: Orbital ATK Antares with OA-8 Cygnus

  Jason RhianNovember 11th, 2017

  WALLOPS ISLAND, Va., -- NASA and Orbital ATK are planning to launch the S.S. Gene Cernan, OA-8 Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station atop an Antares 230 rocket from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport's Pad 0A sometime in a five minute long launch window that opens at 7:37 a.m. EST on Saturday, Nov. 11. SpaceFlight Insider's exclusive Live Show will begin at 7 a.m. EST.

• Gallery: Cygnus OA-8 named after late Moonwalker

  Derek RichardsonOctober 21st, 2017

  WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. — The next Cygnus spacecraft bound for the International Space Station has a name: The S.S. Gene Cernan. Liftoff of the soda can-shaped spacecraft is currently scheduled for 7:37 a.m. EDT (11:37 GMT) on Nov. 11, 2017.

• OA-7 Cygnus re-enters Earth’s atmosphere after 2-month mission

  Derek RichardsonJune 12th, 2017

  Burning up in a blaze of glory, Orbital ATK’s OA-7 Cygnus cargo ship re-entered Earth’s atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean on June 11, 2017, ending its nearly two-month-long flight.

• Cygnus unberthed, begins weeklong free flight

  Derek RichardsonJune 4th, 2017

  The S.S. John Glenn Cygnus spacecraft was released from the International Space Station at 9:10 a.m. EDT (13:10 GMT), June 4, 2017, after some 44 days berthed to the outpost’s Unity module.

• Orbital ATK’s DeMauro: SLS could launch clustered groups of Cygnus spacecraft

  Bart LeahyApril 29th, 2017

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — SpaceFlight Insider sat down with Orbital ATK's Frank DeMauro the day before the launch of the OA-7 "S.S. John Glenn" Cygnus spacecraft atop a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V. DeMauro talked about Cygnus launch operations as well as its future uses.