Northrop Grumman Cygnus Boosts Space Station

ISS
Credit: NASA
NASA and Northrop Grumman have reported a successful, first-ever limited orbital reboost of the International Space Station (ISS) on June 25 using the gimbaled delta velocity engine on Northrop’s Cygnus resupply mission capsule. A first attempt at the demonstration to provide the ISS with a...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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