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

January 6, 2021

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.

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

November 21, 2016

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 rocket raised on launch pad for station supply run

October 14, 2016

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.

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

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

Antares rocket raised on launch pad for station supply run

Cygnus leaves space station and conducts NASA fire experiment in microgravity

Live video: Cygnus freighter to depart the space station Tuesday

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