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.

The first Cygnus spacecraft built by Orbital Sciences has aborted its first attempt to link up with the International Space Station on Sunday (Sept. 22). Here is why it happened.

The spacecraft arrived at the station on Sept. 29, about seven days later than planned due to a software glitch and the launch of a new crew to the orbiting lab on Sept. 25.

The Antares rocket and its payload, the unmanned Cygnus spacecraft, are scheduled to blast off from Wallops Island, Va., on Wednesday (Sept. 18). Liftoff is set for 10:50 a.m. EDT (1450 GMT).

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).

Cygnus can carry about 4,400 pounds (2,000 kilograms) of cargo in its current configuration, but it's bringing only 1,540 pounds (700 kg) of supplies to the station on this demonstration mission.

The rendezvous and docking of a commercial cargo spacecraft with the International Space Station was rescheduled for Saturday at the earliest after a software glitch prevented the docking over ...

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 ...

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.

A new robotic commercial cargo ship for the International Space Station skipped its first attempt to link up with the orbiting lab Sunday (Sept. 22) due to a rendezvous glitch that delayed the ...

A combination of bad weather and a technical glitch have pushed a brand-new supply ship's debut test flight to the International Space Station back at least one day, to Wednesday (Sept. 18).