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S.S. John Glenn freighter departs space station after successful cargo delivery

June 4, 2017 Justin Ray

The Cygnus commercial logistics vehicle departed the International Space Station Sunday morning for a week-long free-flight filled with autonomous science tasks before re-entry.

Video: OA-7 Cygnus freighter departs International Space Station

June 4, 2017 Justin Ray

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.

Live webcast: Cygnus freighter leaves the space station Sunday morning

June 3, 2017 Justin Ray

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.

Cygnus freighter arrives at space station with bounty of supplies and new science

April 22, 2017 Justin Ray

A commercial Cygnus freighter made a science-enabling delivery to the International Space Station today, bringing about 7,500 pounds of cargo to the outpost under NASA’s privatized logistics shipment program.

Video: OA-7 Cygnus freighter arrives at its orbital destination

April 22, 2017 Justin Ray

The International Space Station crew reaches out with the Canadian robotic arm and grabs the free-flying Cygnus OA-7 commercial cargo ship filled with supplies, food and science gear.

Video: Two cargo freighters arrive at space station just days apart

July 21, 2016 Justin Ray

The Russian Progress 64P autonomous cargo ship docked to the International Space Station on Monday and the commercial SpaceX Dragon CRS 9 vessel was captured by the station’s robotic arm and berthed to the outpost on Wednesday.

Cygnus leaves space station and conducts NASA fire experiment in microgravity

June 14, 2016 Justin Ray

Bidding farewell to the International Space Station today, the commercial Cygnus cargo ship separated to a safe distance before igniting an intentional fire in microgravity like never before, all in the name of science.

Live video: Cygnus freighter to depart the space station Tuesday

June 14, 2016 Justin Ray

Concluding 80 days attached the International Space Station, the commercial Cygnus cargo ship will be detached to fly away Tuesday for an unprecedented onboard fire experiment before re-entering the atmosphere next week.

Photos: Dragon completes rendezvous with the station

April 10, 2016 Justin Ray

The SpaceX Dragon cargo ship loaded with supplies, crew provisions, new science experiments and an experimental expandable module for the International Space Station arrived Sunday morning for rendezvous, capture and berthing.

Video: Space station’s robot arm captures Dragon cargo ship

April 10, 2016 Justin Ray

The commercial SpaceX Dragon cargo-delivery craft with the experimental BEAM module — the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module — arrives at the International Space Station two days after launching from Cape Canaveral.