This Cygnus is 17 feet (513.6 cm) tall and will remove up to 2,425 pounds (1,100 kg) of disposable cargo from the station when it leaves about one month after docking.

The Northrop Grumman Cygnus NG-18 cargo ship approaches the International Space Station with only one solar panel deployed (the failed one is at right) on Nov. 9, 2022. (Image credit: NASA TV) ...

March 27 (UPI) --The uncrewed Cygnus spacecraft is scheduled to undock from the International Space Station Friday after having delivered more than 4 tons of supplies, scientific instruments used ...

The Cygnus cargo ship pulled up to within about 30 feet of the International Space Station and then stood by for capture by the lab's robot arm, operated from inside the lab by astronaut Woody Hoburg.

The Cygnus supply ship, making Northrop Grumman's 16th cargo run to the space station, was released to fly on its own about nine minutes after launch. If all goes well, ...

Three weeks ago, NASA revealed that a shipping container protecting a Cygnus spacecraft sustained "damage" while traveling to the launch site in Florida. Built by Northrop Grumman, Cygnus is one ...

This Cygnus is 17 feet (513.6 cm) tall and will remove up to 2,425 pounds (1,100 kg) of disposable cargo from the station when it leaves about one month after docking.

Cygnus Freighter Reaches ISS With Only One Functioning Solar Array Northrop Grumman's spacecraft, carrying 8,200 pounds of cargo, was able to draw enough power and reach the orbiting station ...

Orbital ATK sent its robotic Cygnus spaceship on its way to the International Space Station today, loaded up with more than 7,200 pounds of cargo. Toggle search box Toggle navigation.

The long-term future of Cygnus missions is uncertain, though, because the Antares rocket uses a Russian engine, the RD-181, in a first stage manufactured by Ukraine’s Yuzhnoye/Yuzhmash.