{"id":390786,"date":"2023-06-30T12:24:32","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T16:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=topic&p=390786"},"modified":"2023-07-26T14:45:52","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T18:45:52","slug":"commercial-cargo-spacecraft","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/humans-in-space\/spaceships-and-rockets\/commercial-cargo-spacecraft\/","title":{"rendered":"Commercial Cargo Spacecraft"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\" hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\"><div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\"><div id=\"\" class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full border-bottom-1px text-center hds-color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-hdsnav\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"hds-secondary-nav-mobile-button display-flex tablet:display-flex desktop:display-none width-full flex-align-center bg-carbon-90 border-color-carbon-80 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after the end of the Space Shuttle Program, SpaceX and Orbital ATK\u00a0(now Northrop Grumman) began successfully resupplying the space station with cargo launched from the United States. This partnership is changing the way NASA does business, helping build a strong American commercial space industry, and freeing the agency to focus on developing the next-generation rocket and spacecraft that will allow us to travel farther in space than ever before.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-left-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap-lg flex-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-6 margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#Cygnus\" class=\"display-flex line-height-sm color-carbon-black text-no-underline flex-align-center border-bottom-1px border-color-carbon-30-important padding-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Cygnus<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-0\" width=\"8\" height=\"10\" viewBox=\"0 0 8 10\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M3.40281 4.46225e-07L3.40281 7.87725L0.836149 5.47479L4.90799e-07 6.25727L4 10L8 6.25727L7.16385 5.47479L4.59719 7.87725L4.59719 6.0285e-07L3.40281 4.46225e-07Z\" fill=\"black\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-6 margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#DragonCargo\" class=\"display-flex line-height-sm color-carbon-black text-no-underline flex-align-center border-bottom-1px border-color-carbon-30-important padding-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Dragon Cargo Spacecraft<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-0\" width=\"8\" height=\"10\" viewBox=\"0 0 8 10\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M3.40281 4.46225e-07L3.40281 7.87725L0.836149 5.47479L4.90799e-07 6.25727L4 10L8 6.25727L7.16385 5.47479L4.59719 7.87725L4.59719 6.0285e-07L3.40281 4.46225e-07Z\" fill=\"black\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-6 margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#DreamChaser\" class=\"display-flex line-height-sm color-carbon-black text-no-underline flex-align-center border-bottom-1px border-color-carbon-30-important padding-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Dream Chaser<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-0\" width=\"8\" height=\"10\" viewBox=\"0 0 8 10\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M3.40281 4.46225e-07L3.40281 7.87725L0.836149 5.47479L4.90799e-07 6.25727L4 10L8 6.25727L7.16385 5.47479L4.59719 7.87725L4.59719 6.0285e-07L3.40281 4.46225e-07Z\" fill=\"black\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/reference\/parker-solar-probe\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Cygnus\">Cygnus<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/cygnus-space-freighter-grips-of-canadarm2-robotic-arm-5\/\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1041\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iss067e156137.jpg?w=1041\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Cygnus space freighter in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iss067e156137.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iss067e156137.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iss067e156137.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iss067e156137.jpg?resize=1024,575 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iss067e156137.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iss067e156137.jpg?resize=600,337 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iss067e156137.jpg?resize=900,506 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1041px) 100vw, 1041px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus space freighter is positioned away from the International Space Station in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft delivers science and research, crew supplies, and vehicle hardware to the <a href=\"\/international-space-station\/\">International Space Station<\/a> and its crew. Launched aboard Northrop Grumman’s <a href=\"\/spaceships-and-rockets\/commercial-resupply-rockets\/#Antares\">Antares<\/a> rocket, Cygnus is grappled by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/international-space-station\/mobile-servicing-system\/\">station\u2019s robotic arm<\/a> and installed on the bottom side of the station\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/international-space-station\/harmony-module\/\">Harmony<\/a> node. After delivering cargo to the station, Cygnus destructively reenters Earth\u2019s atmosphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both Northrop Grumman and SpaceX took part in NASA\u2019s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services Program, an initiative that aimed to achieve safe, reliable and cost-effective commercial transportation to and from the space station and low Earth orbit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-y-8 bg-carbon-black color-mode-dark color-spacesuit-white hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-featured-mission\"><div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center margin-bottom-3\"><div class=\"desktop:grid-col margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col display-flex flex-align-center desktop:flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-sm button-light link-external-true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>All Crewed Missions<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-right-5 margin-bottom-5 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"display-48\">Commercial Resupply<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/commercial-resupply\/\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-sm button-light\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"border-bottom border-bottom-1px border-color-carbon-80-important margin-y-4\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-left-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/50675633317_375d38230a_k.jpg?w=1536\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/50675633317_375d38230a_k.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/50675633317_375d38230a_k.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/50675633317_375d38230a_k.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/50675633317_375d38230a_k.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/50675633317_375d38230a_k.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/50675633317_375d38230a_k.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/50675633317_375d38230a_k.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/50675633317_375d38230a_k.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/50675633317_375d38230a_k.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/50675633317_375d38230a_k.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"DragonCargo\">Dragon Cargo Spacecraft<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/spacex-dragon-cargo-craft-departs-international-space-station\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1041\" height=\"694\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iss068e039801.jpg?w=1041\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft departs the International Space Station\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 82% 44%; object-position: 82% 44%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iss068e039801.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iss068e039801.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iss068e039801.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iss068e039801.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iss068e039801.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iss068e039801.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iss068e039801.jpg?resize=900,600 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1041px) 100vw, 1041px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft is pictured moments after undocking from the Harmony module’s space-facing port.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>SpaceX\u2019s Dragon spacecraft carries cargo to the International Space Station and is capable of returning cargo back to Earth. Launching atop the company\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/humans-in-space\/spaceships-and-rockets\/commercial-rockets\/#Falcon9\">Falcon 9<\/a> rocket, Dragon delivers station supplies, food, and hardware, as well as science and research investigations. 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In January 2016, the Sierra Space (formerly Sierra Nevada Corporation) was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/nasa-orders-additional-cargo-flights-to-space-station\">one of three companies awarded contracts<\/a> to ferry cargo to and from the International Space Station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sporting a design reminiscent of the upward-flexing pectoral fins on breaching manta rays, horizontal-landing vehicles feature rudimentary wings. 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