Cygnus space freighter arrives at space station with 8,200 pounds of cargo aboard

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Cygnus space freighter arrives at space station with 8,200 pounds of cargo aboard
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The space station's Canadarm2 robotic grabber captured the incoming cargo carrier at 5:52 a.m. EDT.

, the Antares 230 series, which uses a first stage built by Ukraine's Yuzhnoye State Design Office and Yuzhmash Machine Building factory and RD-181 engines from Russian company NPO Energomash.

Northrop Grumman is now working on a new first stage in partnership with Firefly Aerospace, according toThe new rocket, Antares 330, is expected to make its debut flight in mid-2025, Space News reported. In the meantime, the company will be launching its future cargo missions on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket.

Cygnus craft are currently used by Northrop Grumman on resupply missions to the ISS as part of the second Commercial Resupply Services contract. Since 2014,This article was updated at 8:30 a.m. EDT Aug. 4 with confirmation of the successful berthing.

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