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Cygnus Cargo Craft Makes It to Space Station After Unusual Travel Glitch Whew. NASA and Northrop Grumman pulled off the ISS arrival of a space freighter with only one working solar array.
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).
Science News: NASA's Cygnus spacecraft faced an issue soon after launch, affecting its mission to the International Space Station. The glitch prevented initial burn ...
A Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo spacecraft launched to the International Space Station Aug. suffered problems that have delayed key maneuvers.
The resupply Cygnus spacecraft reached the International Space Station on Tuesday morning, delivering some four tons of supplies to the orbiting laboratory, NASA said.
Three weeks ago, NASA revealed that a shipping container protecting a Cygnus spacecraft sustained "damage" while traveling to the launch site in Florida. Built by Northrop Grumman, Cygnus is one ...
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 in experiments ...
The spacecraft was supposed to perform a targeted altitude burn (TB1) 42 minutes after liftoff. According to NASA, Cygnus reportedly skipped that burn because of a "late entry to burn sequencing ...
NASA had an issue with the Cygnus spaceship shortly after it launched for the ISS on Sunday, but engineers are still aiming to achieve the planned docking time.
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.
A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket successfully boosted a space station cargo ship into orbit early Monday and while one of two solar arrays failed to properly deploy, officials said the spacecraft ...
The spacecraft was originally designed to last two years, but it’s managed to keep going. Hopefully, this recent glitch isn’t anything to be too concerned about.