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  • Capturing a Cygnus spacecraft

    Capturing a Cygnus spacecraft

    Capturing a spacecraft requires a complex choreography between human and machine, but these two make it look easy. In this video ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet and @NASA astronaut Megan McArthur work together to grapple and berth the @Northrop Grumman Cygnus 16 spacecraft on the Earth-facing port of the Unity module on the International Space Station.

    At 12:07 CEST (11:07 BST) Thursday 12 August, Megan used the International Space Station’s robotic Canadarm2 to grapple the spacecraft packed with over 3700 kg of science and supplies as Thomas monitored Cygnus systems during its approach.

    The Cygnus will remain docked to the Station for about three months before it departs in November 2021.

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  • Northrop Grumman Cygnus Cargo Launch to the Space Station

    Northrop Grumman Cygnus Cargo Launch to the Space Station

    We’re launching to space. 😎

    On Sun., Feb. 9 at 5:39 p.m. EST, Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Antares rocket and Cygnus spacecraft are scheduled to launch from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. This launch will carry thousands of pounds of cargo to our orbiting laboratory, the International Space Station. This cargo will make dozens of science investigations possible, all aimed at improving life on Earth through space-based research. Don’t miss live coverage starting at 5 p.m. EST! 🚀

  • Resupply Mission Wraps Up at The Space Station on This Week @NASA – January 31, 2020

    Resupply Mission Wraps Up at The Space Station on This Week @NASA – January 31, 2020

    A resupply mission wraps up at the space station, a new name for an Earth-observing satellite, and preparing for an unprecedented peek at the Sun … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA!

    This video is available for download from NASA’s Image and Video Library: https://images.nasa.gov/details-NHQ_2020_0131_TWAN_Resupply%20Mission%20Wraps%20Up%20at%20The%20Space%20Station%20on%20This%20Week%20@NASA%20%E2%80%93%20January%2031,%202020

  • Orbital ATK’s Cygnus Cargo Spacecraft Launches to the ISS

    Orbital ATK’s Cygnus Cargo Spacecraft Launches to the ISS

    On April 18, Orbital ATK’s Cygnus cargo space craft launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida aboard a United Launch Alliance rocket, on Orbital ATK’s seventh resupply mission to the International Space Station. Cygnus is packed with 7,600 pounds of supplies and research for the crew aboard the orbiting laboratory.

  • NASA Holds News Conference Following Orbital Launch Mishap

    NASA Holds News Conference Following Orbital Launch Mishap

    NASA held a news conference Tuesday October 28 following the mishap that occurred at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia during the attempted launch of Orbital Sciences Corp’s Antares rocket and Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station. Briefing participants were, Bill Gerstenmaier, associate administrator of NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, Frank Culbertson, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Advanced Programs Group at Orbital Sciences Corp, Bill Wrobel, director of NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, and Mike Suffredini, NASA’s International Space Station Program Manager.

  • Images From Comet’s Mars Flyby On This Week @NASA- October 24, 2014

    Images From Comet’s Mars Flyby On This Week @NASA- October 24, 2014

    Several Mars-based NASA spacecraft had prime viewing positions for comet Siding Spring’s October 19 close flyby of the Red Planet. Early images included a composite photo from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope that combined shots of Mars, the comet, and a star background to illustrate Siding Spring’s distance from Mars at closest approach. Also, images from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter’s HiRISE camera, which represent the highest-resolution views ever acquired of a comet that came from the Oort Cloud, at the outer fringe of the solar system. The comet flyby – only about 87,000 miles from Mars – was much closer than any other known comet flyby of a planet. Also, Partial solar eclipse, Space station spacewalk, Preparing to release Dragon, Cygnus launch update, Welding begins on SLS, Astronaut class visits Glenn and more!

  • Cygnus Launched! On This Week @NASA

    Cygnus Launched! On This Week @NASA

    Orbital Sciences Corporation’s Cygnus cargo craft launched aboard the company’s Antares rocket from Wallops Flight Facility on a demonstration mission to the International Space Station. The Cygnus demo mission is part of NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program to develop viable partnerships to resupply the space station. Also, Closing In On Launch, Curiosity Rover Update, Innovation & Tech Day, National Aerospace Week, A New Partner, Business to Business, Hip Hop Physics and more!