Orbital Wraps Up Second Paid ISS Mission for NASA, Eyes Rocket Upgrade for 3rd Cargo Run

Laden with 1,615 kilograms of trash from the international space station, Orbital Sciences Corp.'s uncrewed Cygnus space freighter completed a planned destructive reentry into Earth's atmosphere Aug. 17, marking the end of the second of eight cargo delivery-and-disposal missions the Dulles, Virginia, company owes NASA under its $1.9 billion Commercial Resupply Services contract.