Tag: Cygnus
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Wallops launch base receives final hardware delivery for next Cygnus mission
The Cygnus spacecraft’s service module was packed up at Orbital ATK’s facility in Dulles, Virginia, before shipment to its launch base on Virginia’s Eastern Shore last week. Credit: Orbital ATK Orbital ATK shipped the final major piece of hardware for the next Cygnus space station resupply mission to a launch base on Virginia’s Eastern Shore…
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Station managers push back next Cygnus cargo flight to November
A photo of the Antares rocket’s twin RD-181 engines installed on the rocket slated to launch Orbital ATK’s next Cygnus supply ship to the International Space Station. Credit: Orbital ATK NASA and Orbital ATK have agreed to schedule the launch of the next Cygnus supply ship for Nov. 10 from Wallops Island on Virginia’s Eastern…
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Orbital ATK kicks off follow-on station cargo contract, targets next Antares launch in October
A view inside Orbital ATK’s horizontal integration facility at Wallops Island, Virginia, in June. This image shows components of the Antares rocket slated to launch this fall. Credit: Alex Polimeni/Spaceflight Now As Orbital ATK engineers aim for the next launch of the company’s Antares rocket from Virginia this fall, early planning for missions to keep…
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OA-7 Cygnus completes End of Mission; OA-8 looks to Sept launch
After a mission lasting under two months, Orbital ATK’s OA-7 Cygnus spacecraft has conducted its final mission event – deorbit and destructive reentry. After departing the Space Station last week, Cygnus successfully conducted the SAFFIRE III fire in space experiment and deployed Cubesats for NanoRacks. Reentry occurred on Sunday over a remote stretch of the Pacific…
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Video: OA-7 Cygnus freighter departs International Space Station
The International Space Station crew releases the Cygnus OA-7 commercial cargo ship from the Canadian robotic arm to begin free-flight away from the lab complex, completing 43-day visit that delivered supplies, food and science gear. Video courtesy of NASA
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ISS crew bid early farewell to OA-7 Cygnus, the S.S. John Glenn
In a move that came as a surprise, NASA decided to unberth the Cygnus OA-7 resupply craft from the ISS over a month ahead of schedule. The move will help alleviate the down-sized ISS crew’s workload in July. The OA-7 Cygnus is now set to spend a week in free-flight performing the SAFFIRE III experiment…
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S.S. John Glenn freighter departs space station after successful cargo delivery
CAPE CANAVERAL — The Cygnus commercial logistics vehicle departed the International Space Station this morning for a week-long free-flight filled with autonomous science tasks before re-entry. Owing to a rejiggered schedule that optimizes astronauts’ workload, the unberthing occurred six weeks ahead of the original plan. A brief window opened in the crew’s timeline, and flight…
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Live webcast: Cygnus freighter leaves the space station Sunday morning
CAPE CANAVERAL — Taking advantage of available astronaut time, the International Space Station’s crew will cast off the commercial Orbital ATK Cygnus freighter on Sunday morning nearly six weeks ahead of schedule. The station’s Canadarm2 will release the craft around 9:10 a.m. EDT (1310 GMT), concluding a 43-day stay berthed to the underside of the…
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Lightning near launch pad scrubs liftoff of SpaceX supply ship
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket at pad 39A Thursday. Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now Stormy weather near NASA’s Kennedy Space Center kept SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket on the ground Thursday, delaying liftoff of a commercial supply ship with equipment and experiments for the International Space Station until Saturday. SpaceX’s launch director called off the launch attempt around…
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Orbital ATK highlights advancements to Cygnus for CRS-2 contract flights
With their OA7- mission underway and currently berthed at the International Space Station, Orbital ATK is pressing forward with plans for the series of CRS-1 extended contract missions which are set to begin later this year. The company is also proceeding with planning for their six contracted CRS-2 resupply missions to the Space Station, a…