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Mission Reports

Northrop Grumman cargo ship concludes three-month stay at space station

January 6, 2021 Stephen Clark

A Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo freighter departed the International Space Station Wednesday after delivering more than 7,800 pounds of equipment and experiments, heading for an extended mission with payloads to study fire behavior in microgravity and test a next-generation radio system.

Antares Launcher

Cygnus cargo freighter leaves station, but its mission is not over

November 21, 2016 Stephen Clark

A commercial Cygnus supply ship left the International Space Station on Monday after delivering more than 5,000 pounds of cargo and experiments, ready to start a week of standalone operations to include a groundbreaking microgravity fire experiment and deployment of four commercial weather-monitoring CubeSats in orbit.

Antares Launcher

Antares rocket raised on launch pad for station supply run

October 14, 2016 Stephen Clark

Engineers erected a commercial Antares rocket vertical on its launch pad on Virginia’s Eastern Shore Friday, positioning the 13-story booster for liftoff Sunday night with more than 5,000 pounds of supplies and experiments for the International Space Station.

Mission Reports

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.

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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.

Atlas 5

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

March 16, 2016 Justin Ray

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.

News Headlines

  • Rocket Lab Electron rocket aborts liftoff at engine ignition
    December 15, 2025
  • Live coverage: ULA Atlas 5 launch will put Amazon’s 180th broadband satellite in low Earth orbit
    December 15, 2025
  • Falcon 9 launch of 29 Starlink satellites from the Kennedy Space Center delayed to Wednesday
    December 14, 2025
  • SpaceX launches 100th Falcon 9 rocket from Florida in 2025
    December 14, 2025
  • SpaceX completes 550th booster landing amid Saturday night Falcon 9 flight
    December 13, 2025
  • Blue Origin halfway through 4-flight certification to allow launch of national security missions
    December 13, 2025
  • Study: Current, future megaconstellations risk space-based astronomy
    December 12, 2025
  • SpaceX breaks launch pad turnaround record with flight of Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
    December 11, 2025
  • SpaceX launches 160th Falcon 9 rocket of 2025
    December 10, 2025
  • SpaceX launches classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office
    December 9, 2025
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