SPACECRAFT INFO

The Cygnus spacecraft is launched aboard Antares or the Atlas V to deliver cargo to the ISS under NASAs CRS contracts. It has no heatshield so at the end of its mission its used to dispose of waste by burning up in the Earths atmosphere.

MANUFACTURER INFO

Northrop Grumman Space Systems

SPACECRAFT SPECIFICATIONS

CREW

null

(diameter)

3.07 m

(height)

5.1

HUMAN RATED

PAYLOAD

2000

FIRST FLIGHT

2013-09-18

FLIGHT LIFE

1 Week to 2 Years design life.