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December 15, 2019

Breaking News

[ December 13, 2019 ] SpaceX performs hold-down firing for heavyweight satellite launch Monday Falcon 9
[ December 13, 2019 ] Live coverage: Falcon 9 set for launch Monday from Cape Canaveral Falcon 9
[ December 12, 2019 ] NASA selects site for OSIRIS-REx to collect asteroid samples Mission Reports
[ December 12, 2019 ] NASA gives go-ahead for Starliner test flight to space station Atlas 5
[ December 12, 2019 ] Rocket Lab to debut Virginia launch pad with U.S. Air Force mission next year Mission Reports

Cygnus supply ship departs space station, begins extended mission

August 6, 2019

Wrapping up 109 days attached to the International Space Station, a Northrop Grumman Cygnus supply ship departed the orbiting research lab Tuesday to begin an extended four-month mission for additional technology demonstrations and smallsat deployments.

Cygnus supply ship departs space station for extended mission

February 8, 2019

A commercial Cygnus supply ship departed the International Space Station on Friday for an extended mission to deploy five nanosatellites and conduct other experiments before re-entering the atmosphere and burning up with more than two tons of trash.