A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket carrying the uncrewed cargo ship Cygnus NG-17 lifts off from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia on Feb. 19, 2022 to deliver 8,300 pounds ...

The Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo spacecraft was captured by the International Space Station's robotic arm. Credit: NASA ...

Northrop Grumman's Cygnus NG-12 cargo spacecraft departed the International Space Station today (Jan. 31) and will spend the next month completing a secondary mission before meeting its fiery demise.

A new robotic commercial cargo ship for the International Space Station skipped its first attempt to link up with the orbiting lab Sunday (Sept. 22) due to a rendezvous glitch that delayed the ...

Update for 1 p.m. PT Nov. 4: As expected, the Cygnus cargo craft was captured using the station’s robotic arm at 1:10 a.m. PT Nov. 4, and bolted onto the space station’s Unity module at 3:21 a ...

An Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo ship loaded with 5,100 pounds of needed equipment and supplies was grappled by the International Space Station’s robot arm Sunday and pulled in for berthing.

A Cygnus cargo spacecraft doesn't return to Earth. The crew typically packs it up with trash before it undocks, reenters Earth's atmosphere and burns up, like an elaborate garbage disposal system.

If Cygnus launches that day, it will arrive at the International Space Station early Feb. 1. The launch marks the first time Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus cargo spacecraft has flown on Falcon 9.

Orbital ATK’s Antares rocked rises from its Virginia launch pad, sending a robotic Cygnus cargo ship into space. (NASA Photo / Audrey Gemignani) Update for 10 p.m. PT May 24: Astronauts used the ...

Astronauts used the International Space Station's robotic arm to grapple the Cygnus cargo spacecraft early Sunday morning, starting the process of bringing more than 5,100 pounds of supplies and ...

After Cygnus' cargo is stowed aboard the station, astronauts will fill the capsule back up with their orbital trash. Unlike SpaceX's Dragon, the Cygnus is not designed to make a return trip to Earth.

Update: Thursday's scheduled launch was postponed due to thick clouds and rain in the area. An enhanced Cygnus cargo ship loaded with nearly 4,700 pounds of equipment and supplies bound for the ...