January 2018
Maximising the economic opportunities of deep space
... make space settlement both desirable and practical. Concept image of Orbital ATK’s cislunar habitat, based on its Cygnus spacecraft. Orbital is one of six US companies developing full-sized ground prototypes and concepts for deep space...
July 2018
Using algae to support astronauts on deep space missions
... as the independent variable was lost, results from those experiments were also rendered unreliable. Orbital ATK’s Cygnus cargo spacecraft, packed with more than 5,100 pounds of cargo and research equipment, is captured using the...
21 October 2016
Soyuz MS-02/48S successfully docks with the ISS
... days will be busy for the new ISS crew members as they await the arrival of an Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo spacecraft that will bring equipment and supplies to the station. Then, on October 29 th, members of Expedition 48/49 will...
12 June 2017
US spy satellite buzzes ISS
.... “Indeed, some space enthusiasts in Europe unaware of the issue who were out to spot Dragon CRS-11 and Cygnus OA-7 close to the ISS on 4 June, did accidentally see USA 276 passing some three minutes in front of it. At the...
13 June 2017
Asgardia nation to launch inaugural satellite
... storage satellite. It is scheduled for launch into orbit on 12 September by an Orbital ATK Antares rocket carrying the ninth Cygnus cargo freighter, which will be on its eighth operational cargo delivery flight to the International Space Station.
21 April 2017
Draper readies Dream Chaser for International Space Station
... by applying its flight-proven capabilities that also enable cargo delivery to the ISS aboard Orbital ATK’s Cygnus spacecraft. The capabilities include mission automation and guidance, navigation and control (GN&C) software, as well as the human...
