SPACECRAFT INFO

The Cygnus spacecraft is launched aboard Antares, Atlas V, or Falcon 9 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

(height)

6.3

(diameter)

3.07 m

HUMAN RATED

CREW

null

PAYLOAD

3750

FIRST FLIGHT

2015-12-06

FLIGHT LIFE

1 week to 2 years design life.