NG-15 Cygnus takes aim on the ISS after successful launch

NG-15 Cygnus takes aim on the ISS after successful launch

Northrop Grumman’s NG-15 Cygnus cargo spacecraft has been sent on its way to the International Space Station after soaring into orbit atop an Antares 230+ rocket.

The autonomous NG-15 Cygnus spacecraft, dubbed SS Katherine Johnson, is carrying some 3,700 kilograms of crew supplies and experiments for the space station’s seven-person Expedition 64 crew.

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NG-11 Cygnus begins multi-month post-ISS mission

NG-11 Cygnus begins multi-month post-ISS mission

Northrop Grumman’s NG-11 Cygnus departed the International Space Station following its 3.5-month stay aboard the orbiting laboratory, beginning a multi-month free-flying secondary mission. Using the robotic Canadarm2, the spacecraft was unberthed Aug 6, 2019, from the Earth-facing port of the Unity module and positioned about 10 meters below the Destiny laboratory module and released to slowly move away from the ISS.

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Progress MS-12 makes fast-track flight to ISS

Progress MS-12 makes fast-track flight to ISS

Two orbits after launching from Kazakhstan, Russia’s Progress MS-12 cargo spacecraft rendezvoused and docked with the International Space Station. Inside the freighter is some 2,400 kilograms of hardware and crew supplies bound for the outpost and its six-person Expedition 60 crew.

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NG-11 Cygnus begins 3-month ISS stay

NG-11 Cygnus begins 3-month ISS stay

Two days after launch, Northrop Grumman’s NG-11 Cygnus rendezvoused and was berthed to the International Space Station's Unity module.

Capture of Cygnus by the space station’s Canadarm2 remote manipulator system took place at 09:28 UTC April 19, 2019, while the outpost was flying about 409 kilometers over northeast France.

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