A Cygnus cargo spacecraft doesn't return to Earth. The crew typically packs it up with trash before it undocks, reenters Earth's atmosphere and burns up, like an elaborate garbage disposal system.

NASA's Cygnus spacecraft faced an issue soon after launch, affecting its mission to the International Space Station. The glitch prevented initial burns to raise its orbit. Engineers from Northrop ...

Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft encountered a glitch shortly after its launch on August 4, which was intended to deliver cargo to the International Space Station (ISS).

LOGAN, Utah — A Falcon 9 launched a Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station Aug. 4, but the spacecraft suffered problems that have delayed maneuvers needed to ...

Cygnus will (hopefully) deliver 8,503 pounds (3,857 kilograms) of cargo to the ISS. The cargo is split about evenly between vehicle components, science experiments, and crew supplies.

Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft successfully launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sunday, but a little while later, NASA reported an issue with ...

Despite having only one fully unfurled solar array, the Cygnus spacecraft safely arrived at the ISS on Wednesday at 5:20 a.m. ET, according to a NASA blog post.As the cargo capsule approached the ...

On Wednesday, after a query from Ars Technica, the space agency acknowledged that the Cygnus spacecraft designated for NG-22 is too damaged to fly, at least in the nearterm.

The Cygnus NG-18 spacecraft — this one named Sally Ride in honor of the American spaceflight pioneer — is carrying more than 8,000 pounds of supplies for the crew, along with the usual haul of ...

March 27 (UPI) --The uncrewed Cygnus spacecraft is scheduled to undock from the International Space Station Friday after having delivered more than 4 tons of supplies, scientific instruments used ...

Aug. 6 (UPI) --Northrup Grumman's Cygnus resupply spacecraft reached the International Space Station early Tuesday morning, delivering some four tons of supplies to the orbiting laboratory, NASA said.

Cygnus will (hopefully) deliver 8,503 pounds (3,857 kilograms) of cargo to the ISS. The cargo is split about evenly between vehicle components, science experiments, and crew supplies.