Cygnus is an expendable American automated cargo spacecraft designed for International Space Station (ISS) resupply missions. It was initially developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation with financial support from NASA under the Commercial …

The Cygnus spacecraft, innovative cargo loading processes and mission support are hallmarks of Northrop Grumman’s commitment to advancing human spaceflight and the commercial space economy. Cygnus has evolved from its original configuration with several design improvements: Increased cargo capacity from 18 m 3 to 27 m 3

NG-21 was the twenty-first flight of the Cygnus, an expendable American cargo spacecraft used for International Space Station (ISS) logistics missions, that launched on 4 August 2024 and was deorbited on 30 March 2025.

Mar 27, 2025 · In a statement March 26, NASA said the Pressurized Cargo Module for the Cygnus that was to fly the NG-22 mission to the ISS is damaged and will not be used for that mission, which was to launch...

Mar 27, 2025 · The canceled Cygnus mission was known as NG-22, as it was going to be the 22nd contracted cargo mission that Northrop Grumman flew to the ISS for NASA.

Northrop Grumman is proud to name the NG-14 Cygnus spacecraft after former astronaut Kalpana Chawla. It is the company’s tradition to name each Cygnus after an individual who has played a pivotal role in human spaceflight.

Aug 5, 2024 · Northrop Grumman's robotic Cygnus freighter reached the International Space Station (ISS) early Tuesday morning (Aug. 6), carrying about 4 tons of supplies to the orbiting lab.

NG-18 was the eighteenth flight of the Northrop Grumman robotic resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its seventeenth flight to the International Space Station (ISS) under the Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-2) contract with NASA. The mission successfully launched on 7 …

The NG-21 Cygnus spacecraft successfully launched from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida on August 4, 2024 at 11:02 a.m. ET. It arrived at the space station on August 6 at 3:11am ET. Stay tuned …

Jan 30, 2024 · With a Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft nestled in its payload fairings, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.