Cygnus Arrives and is Berthed to the International Space Station
Cygnus Arrives and is Berthed to the International Space Station.
NASA
A few hours after it was grappled by the crew onboard the International Space Station with the Canadarm2 robotic arm, Orbital Sciences’ Cygnus cargo craft was installed on the Earth-facing port of the Harmony module, where it will remain for more than a month while the crew transfers the 1.5 tons of provisions and experiments delivered to the station by Cygnus.
Cygnus Arrives at the ISS
Following its launch aboard an Antares rocket from Pad 0A at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, Orbital Sciences Corporation’s Cygnus spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station and was captured by the crew onboard with the Canadarm2 robotic arm.
