in order to direct the spacecraft how to orient itself. All that has to be done very precisely, Kearns said. Each TriDAR unit undergoes rigorous testing before being installed on the Cygnus ...

The system, Cygnus X-3, was discovered in the early 1970s when radio telescopes spotted powerful jets radiating out from it at nearly the speed of light. The radio emission from these jets lasts ...

Video from the International Space Station showed that one of two solar arrays on the Cygnus spacecraft failed to unfold after its launch two days earlier. Credit: NASA TV Updated 6:15 p.m ...

This time, however, Northrop Grumman's Cygnus vehicle is getting the wrong kind of press. The spacecraft reached orbit without incident on Sunday, but NASA now says the vehicle's engines have ...

Anderson has redesigned the 1950s-era Cygnus carriage aboard the world-famous ... The British Pullman is the English train on the Orient Express route made famous by crime writer Agatha Christie ...

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 ...

In a rare turn of events for what is usually such a reliable vehicle, NASA is currently assessing the condition of a Cygnus spacecraft that’s only managed to deploy one of its two solar arrays ...

Cygnus was captured by the station's robotic arm at 3:11 a.m. ET on Tuesday (Aug. 6). Northrop Grumman's robotic Cygnus freighter reached the International Space Station (ISS) early Tuesday ...

The Northrop Grumman NG-17 Cygnus spacecraft at the International Space Station before its June 28 departure. Credit: Northrop Grumman WASHINGTON — A Cygnus cargo spacecraft departed the ...

Whew. NASA and Northrop Grumman pulled off the ISS arrival of a space freighter with only one working solar array. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET.