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).

The Cygnus cargo spacecraft shortly before it docked with the International Space Station on Wednesday. NASA. Orbital ATK, an aerospace and defense company acquired by Northrop Grumman in 2017, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...