News Archive / Tagged: OA-9

• 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.