Re-Entry: Antares Upper Stage

November 7, 2016November 8, 2016 Patrick Blau 2114 Views Cygnus OA-5, Wallops

The Castor 30XL Upper Stage of the inaugural mission of the Antares 230 launch vehicle re-entered the atmosphere on November 6, 2016 after only three weeks in orbit following the successful launch of the Cygnus OA-5 cargo craft to resupply the International Space Station.

Cygnus Human Spaceflight ISS NASA News Newsfeed Orbital ATK United Launch Alliance

Cygnus Re-Entry captured on Video, On-Board Data Recorder fails

June 24, 2016January 28, 2017 Patrick Blau 2043 Views Cygnus OA-6, Re-Entry

This week’s destructive re-entry of the Cygnus cargo craft after a successful mission to the Space Station was heavily studied from within the spacecraft and via an airborne campaign from below.