Cygnus Space Freighter departs from International Space Station

Описание: (21 Apr 2023)
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International Space Station - 21 April 2023
1. Robotic arm on the International Space Station attached to the Cygnus Space Freighter
2. Various of release of the Cygnus Space Freighter

ANNOTATION: The Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft departed from the International Space Station early Friday.

ANNOTATION: The Cygnus spacecraft spent more than five months at the ISS after delivering about 8,200 pounds of supplies for NASA.

ANNOTATION: Cygnus was scheduled to begin a planned destructive re-entry, in which the spacecraft would burn up in Earth’s atmosphere.
STORYLINE:
The Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft was released from a robotic arm aboard the International Space Station early Friday.

The Cygnus spacecraft spent more than five months after arriving at the microgravity laboratory to deliver about 8,200 pounds of supplies for NASA.

Following deorbit, Cygnus was scheduled to begin a planned destructive re-entry, in which the spacecraft would burn up in Earth’s atmosphere.

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