Cygnus Resupply Capsule Reaches International Space Station 

Mark Carreau August 12, 2021
Cygnus capture
Credit: NASA
Northrop Grumman’s 16th NASA-contracted Cygnus cargo capsule rendezvoused with the International Space Station early Aug. 12, where it was grappled using Canada’s 58-ft.-long robot arm and berthed to the seven-person orbital lab’s U.S. segment Unity module. Working from a command post in the station...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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