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NG-15 Cygnus spacecraft brings supplies and experiments to ISS
Derek Richardson
February 22nd, 2021
The NG-15 Cygnus spacecraft a few minutes before its capture by the robotic Canadarm2. Credit: Soichi Noguchi/JAXA
Northrop Grumman’s NG-15 Cygnus spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station early Monday morning with thousands of kilograms of crew supplies and experiments for the seven-person Expedition 64 crew.
Two days after its launch atop an Antares rocket from Wallops Island, Virginia, the cargo craft rendezvoused with the orbiting outpost in the early-morning hours of Feb. 22, 2021. The unpiloted Cygnus spacecraft autonomously positioned itself some 10 meters beneath the Destiny Laboratory module, allowing ISS Flight Engineer Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Expedition 64 astronaut Soichi Noguchi to use the 17.6-meter-long robotic Canadarm2 to capture the vehicle at roughly 4:38 a.m. EST (09:38 UTC).
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