Northrop Grumman Cygnus Resupply Mission Reaches Space Station

Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft is pictured attached to the Canadarm2 robotic arm moments after NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick maneuvered the robotic arm to capture the spacecraft ahead of installation to the Earth-facing port of the Unity module

Astronauts grappled the Cygnus spacecraft with the 57.7-foot-long Canadian robot arm.

Credit: NASA TV
Northrop Grumman's 21 st NASA-contracted Cygnus resupply mission capsule successfully berthed to the U.S. segment of the International Space Station (ISS) early Aug. 6. The caspule is delivering an 8,400-lb. cargo load of scientific research, crew supplies and station equipment. NASA astronauts...
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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