Cargo

Cygnus leaves space station and conducts NASA fire experiment in microgravity

June 14, 2016

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

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: Cygnus goes from Cape Canaveral to the space station

March 26, 2016

This collection of official NASA photographs captures the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket rolling to the pad on Monday, successfully blasting off Tuesday and the Cygnus freighter arriving at the International Space Station on Saturday morning.

Traveling Cygnus pulls into port at International Space Station

March 26, 2016

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station used the robotic arm to snare a commercial cargo ship and bring it aboard this morning while traveling at five miles per second.

Video: Cygnus freighter arrives at orbital destination

March 26, 2016

The International Space Station crew reaches out with the Canadian robotic arm and grabs the Cygnus OA-6 commercial cargo ship filled with 7,485 pounds of supplies, food and science gear.

Live coverage: Cygnus cargo ship arrives at International Space Station

March 26, 2016

The commercial Cygnus freighter carrying over 7,000 pounds of food, supplies and science experiments completed a flawless rendezvous with the International Space Station on Saturday morning. It was captured by the robotic arm at 6:51 a.m. EDT (1051 GMT).

Videos: Preparing Atlas 5 and Cygnus for trip to space station

March 25, 2016

These narrated videos show the pre-launch preparations that readied the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket and the Orbital ATK Cygnus commercial cargo-delivery spacecraft for flight and rolling to Complex 41 for liftoff to the International Space Station.

Cygnus leaves space station and conducts NASA fire experiment in microgravity

Live video: Cygnus freighter to depart the space station Tuesday

Photos: Cygnus goes from Cape Canaveral to the space station

Traveling Cygnus pulls into port at International Space Station

Video: Cygnus freighter arrives at orbital destination

Live coverage: Cygnus cargo ship arrives at International Space Station

Videos: Preparing Atlas 5 and Cygnus for trip to space station

Atlas 5 forced to improvise during Tuesday’s climb to orbit

Launch replays from Tuesday’s Atlas 5 flight with Cygnus

2nd Cygnus ship in three months rockets to orbit aboard Atlas 5