International Space Station

Next Cygnus commercial space freighter christened the S.S. John Glenn

March 9, 2017 Justin Ray

Orbital ATK’s next commercial resupply freighter going to the International Space Station will be named the S.S. John Glenn, paying tribute to the legendary first American to orbit the Earth.

Photos: The S.S. John Glenn freighter readied to launch

March 9, 2017 Justin Ray

The two structural elements of Orbital ATK’s OA-7 Cygnus space freighter were delivered to Kennedy Space Center for final assembly, the packing of cargo and launch to the International Space Station.

Photos: Atlas 5 rocket assembled to launch the S.S. John Glenn

March 9, 2017 Justin Ray

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, flying in its basic two-stage configuration with no strap-on solids, was stacked aboard a mobile launch platform at Cape Canaveral’s Vertical Integration Facility on Feb. 22 and 23 in preparation to send Orbital ATK’s S.S. John Glenn cargo ship into orbit for the International Space Station.

Sierra Nevada to resume Dream Chaser flight tests

March 6, 2017 Stephen Clark

An atmospheric test model of Sierra Nevada’s Dream Chaser space plane is being readied for tow and landing tests at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in California this spring.

NASA buys up to five more seats on future Soyuz missions

March 1, 2017 Stephen Clark

NASA has purchased two seats on Russian Soyuz capsules launching later this year and in early 2018 to expand the crew on the U.S. segment of the International Space Station from three to four, and reserved options to fly astronauts on Soyuz spacecraft in 2019 if commercial rides are not available in time.

Watch two new arrivals at the International Space Station

February 25, 2017 Spaceflight Now

The International Space Station received two cargo shipments this week from the U.S. and Russia. A SpaceX Dragon capsule berthed with the orbiting outpost on Thursday, February 23 and a Russian Progress cargo freighter docked a day later. Watch video highlights of the arrivals.

Next Cygnus commercial space freighter christened the S.S. John Glenn

Photos: The S.S. John Glenn freighter readied to launch

Photos: Atlas 5 rocket assembled to launch the S.S. John Glenn

Sierra Nevada to resume Dream Chaser flight tests

NASA buys up to five more seats on future Soyuz missions

Watch two new arrivals at the International Space Station

Russian freighter links up with International Space Station

Photos: Falcon 9 rocket soars into overcast sky from pad 39A

Photos: Russian cargo craft fires away from snow-covered cosmodrome

Commercial space cargo ship’s ride to orbit assembled for March 19 launch