Takuya was born in 1975 and was selected as an astronaut in 2009. Before joining JAXA, he was a pilot for All Nippon Airways, ...

“We have a large engine on the back of the spacecraft that puts out a lot more thrust [than the 32 maneuvering thrusters on Cygnus], and this is the engine we use for orbit raising burns.

WASHINGTON — Potential damage to a Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo spacecraft has led NASA to revise the manifest of an upcoming cargo Dragon mission to the International Space Station.

The most notable use of Cygnus as a test bed for new technologies was the three part SAFFIRE (Spacecraft Fire Experiment) conducted over the OA-6, OA-5, and OA 7 missions. SAFFIRE saw Cygnus ...

A Cygnus capsule will go skywards on an Antares rocket on Saturday, February 19, 2022, at 12:40 p.m. ET. Wishing you clear skies and wide eyes.

The NG-18 Cygnus spacecraft departed the International Space Station and burned up in Earth's atmosphere the following day.