Northrop Grumman Cygnus Ship Reaches Space Station After Two Days Solving Thruster Software Problems

September 19, 2025 by Brian Wang

The Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo ship was a day late because of a software issues that caused thruster problems. Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo ship caught up and docked with th International Space Station early Thursday. Northrop Grumman engineers adjusted the sensitivity of main engine fault detection software that prematurely triggered shut downs during …

Cool New Space Station Designs that NASA Might Build

June 27, 2023June 27, 2023 by Brian Wang

NASA is working with seven U.S. companies on next generation Space Station designs. ThinkOrbital, Vast and Sierra Space/Blue Origin have interesting designs. NASA is also talking to SpaceX and Northrop Grumman and Voyager/Nanoracks. Think Orbital will use a CanadaArm to assemble hexagonal and pentagram pieces that will be stacked during launch. They will be assembled …