Orbital ATK’s First Enhanced Cygnus Freighter Departs ISS

HOUSTON – The first of Orbital ATK’s enhanced automated Cygnus resupply capsules departed the International Space Station laden with trash early Feb. 19 for a destructive re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere after being docked to the orbiting lab’s U.S. segment for nearly 2 1/2 months. NASA...

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