August 15, 2014: The Orbital Sciences Cygnus Orb-2 vehicle successfully launched on an Antares rocket on July 13th from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Wallops, Virginia. Once on orbit, it rendezvoused with and berthed to the International Space Station (ISS) on July [...]
February 19, 2014: The Orbital Sciences Orb-1 ISS resupply mission ended successfully today with the destructive atmospheric re-entry of the Cygnus "C. Gordon Fullerton" spacecraft. After remaining attached to the ISS for approximately five weeks, the Cygnus was unberthed by the on-board [...]
January 12, 2014: The Orbital Sciences Cygnus automated re-supply spacecraft successfully launched on its second flight to the International Space Station (ISS) on January 9, 2014, from Wallops, Virginia. After a nearly flawless rendezvous and final approach, the Cygnus was captured via [...]
January 8, 2014: On January 9, 2014, Orbital Sciences will launch the second flight of its Cygnus automated spacecraft on a mission to the International Space Station (ISS). This flight, called Orb-1, is the first of eight scheduled Cygnus cargo resupply missions [...]
October 23, 2013: The Orbital Sciences Cygnus Demo vehicle successfully launched on an Antares rocket on September 18th from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Wallops, Virginia. Once on orbit, it performed a series of on-orbit flight demonstrations, then rendezvoused with and berthed to the [...]
September 17, 2013: On September 18, 2013, Orbital Sciences will launch their Cygnus cargo resupply vehicle on its maiden voyage to the International Space Station (ISS) via an Antares rocket. The flight, named G. David Low in memory of the former astronaut [...]