SPACECRAFT INFO

The Cygnus spacecraft is launched aboard Antares to deliver cargo to the ISS and commercial space stations. 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)

7.8

(diameter)

3.07 m

HUMAN RATED

CREW

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PAYLOAD

5000

FIRST FLIGHT

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FLIGHT LIFE

1 week to 2 years design life.