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Scientists to start fire in discarded spacecraft to study flames in weightless

March 16, 2016

Working via remote control this spring, scientists will spark a fire aboard the unmanned Cygnus cargo ship that launches Tuesday to study how the deliberate flames spread in weightlessness.

Photos: Atlas 5 rocket assembled for space station resupply launch

March 15, 2016

Relive the steps to stack the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket at Cape Canaveral’s Vertical Integration Facility for the Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo freighter for the International Space Station.

Atlas 5 rocket and Cygnus freighter mated for next week’s cargo launch

March 14, 2016

Bound for the International Space Station with a max load of fresh supplies, a commercially-operated cargo ship was mounted atop its booster rocket today for liftoff from Cape Canaveral on March 22.

Photos: Cygnus encapsulated for journey into space atop Atlas 5

March 11, 2016

United Launch Alliance workers encapsulated the freighter on Wednesday with the 14-foot-diameter, 45-foot-long extra extended payload fairing (XEPF) at Kennedy Space Center’s Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility.

Photos: Cygnus packed up and fueled for trip to the space station

March 8, 2016

The International Space Station cargo ship launching from Cape Canaveral on March 22 has been given a name — the SS Rick Husband.

U.S. resupply ship headed for space station to launch March 22

February 22, 2016

Signs that a launch to the International Space Station is approaching are obvious this week at Cape Canaveral, with the Atlas 5 booster rocket beginning to take shape and the commercial resupply ship heading to its propellant depot.

Photos: Cygnus cargo ship’s departure from International Space Station

February 20, 2016

The Orbital ATK commercial Cygnus resupply vessel departed the International Space Station on Friday after 72 days spent at the outpost, delivering more than 7,000 pounds of cargo and taking away 3,000 pounds of trash.

Commercial Cygnus space freighter leaves station after two months

February 19, 2016

Disconnected from the International Space Station berthing port and then cast free by the robotic arm, the commercial Cygnus cargo craft flew away Friday after successfully restarting U.S. resupply service to the outpost.

Cygnus sections arrive in Florida for next space station cargo launch

January 22, 2016

Elements of the next U.S. commercial cargo-delivery trip to the International Space Station are coming together at Kennedy Space Center for the planned March 10 liftoff.

U.S. resupply of space station successfully resumes

December 9, 2015

The astronauts living aboard the International Space Station snagged a free-flying commercial cargo ship filled with a bounty of supplies and new science this morning, pulling the vessel aboard as the two craft flew in formation 252 miles above the world.