While the main focus last weekend was on the successful launch of the Cygnus NG-12 mission with a fresh set of science experiments and supplies for the Expedition 61 crew of the International Space Station, Northrop Grumman was eagerly awaiting the opportunity to test a critical new capability for Cygnus.
That new effort was the ability for two Cygnus spacecraft to fly in space at the same time – with the team able to properly command each spacecraft individually.
After 110 days at the International Space Station, the Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems (NGIS) NG-11…
Roughly 37 hours after launching from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) in Virginia, Northrop Grumman’s…
China has carried out the ninth orbital launch of the year, by launching their Long…
The final flight of the Antares 230+ launch vehicle, marking the end of the career…
On August 10, the S.S. Ellison Onizuka launched on an Antares 230+ rocket from Pad-0A…
After a 36 hour phasing profile, the S.S. Ellison Onizuka cargo ship, part of Northrop…
Northrop Grumman launched the NG-16 Cygnus cargo vehicle, the S.S. Ellison Onizuka, to the International…
China launched a new remote sensing satellite on December 27 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch…
On Wednesday, China launched a double satellite mission intended for research in electromagnetic counterparts of…
China’s latest commercial rocket, the Ceres-1 (Gushenxing-1) launch vehicle, has conducted its maiden launch this…
Three days after losing a high-resolution remote sensing satellite due to an apparent problem with…
China launched a new high-resolution remote sensing satellite for the Jilin-1 satellite constellation on Saturday…
China launched a new experimental reusable space vehicle on Thursday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch…
A new satellite on the Gaofen-9 remote sensing series was orbited by China on Wednesday.…
China’s new solid rocket motor Kuaizhou-11 launch vehicle has failed on its first mission. China…
A Chinese Long March 2D launched the Gaofen-9 (03) satellite on Wednesday. The launch took place…
A Long March 2D launched the Gaofen-9 (02) remote sensing satellite on Sunday, as China…
China has conducted the first launch of its solid-fuelled quick-reaction Long March-11 launch vehicle from…
A Chinese Kuaizhou-1A (Y6) rocket has launched the first two operational satellites for the Xingyun…
