The Cygnus spacecraft successfully departed the International Space Station after delivering 8,200 pounds of supplies and will undergo a planned destructive re-entry, safely burning up in Earth's atmosphere. At 7:22 a.m. EDT, Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft was released from the Canadarm2 robo
The Cygnus space freighter is pictured moments after being released from the grip of the Canadarm2 robotic completing its stay at the space station. Credit: NASA TVafter delivering 8,200 pounds of supplies and will undergo a planned destructive re-entry, safely burning up in Earth’s atmosphere., Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft was released from the Canadarm2 robotic arm which earlier detached Cygnus from the Earth-facing port of the International Space Station’s Unity module.
The Cygnus spacecraft successfully departed the space station more than five months after arriving at the microgravity laboratory to deliver about 8,200 pounds of supplies,The Northrop Grumman Cygnus space freighter is pictured in the grip of the Canadarm2 robotic arm as ground controllers remotely install the cargo craft to the International Space Station’s Unity module on November 9, 2022.
Following a deorbit engine firing later Friday evening, Cygnus will begin a planned destructive re-entry, in which the spacecraft – filled with trash packed by the station crew – will safely burn up in Earth’s atmosphere.at the space station on November 9, 2022, following a launch on Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia. It was the company’s 18th commercial resupply services mission to the space station for NASA.
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