Science and Exploration

Cygnus Cargo Droid Prepares To Depart The ISS

By Keith Cowing
February 3, 2020
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Cygnus Cargo Droid Prepares To Depart The ISS

The Cygnus space freighter from Northrop Grumman is pictured in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm before its release as the International Space Station orbited above west Africa.
Cygnus had completed an 88-day stay attached to the Unity module after delivering nearly 8,200 pounds of research and supplies to the space station on Nov. 4, 2019.

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