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Private Cygnus Cargo Carrier departs Space Station Complex
The Cygnus private cargo craft built by Orbital Sciences Corp. was released from the station’s robotic arm at 6:41am EST, Feb 18. It will burn up in Earth’s atmosphere on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014. Credit: NASA TV
Following a picture perfect blastoff from NASA’s frigid Virginia spaceport and a flawless docking at the International Space Station in mid-January, the privately built Cygnus cargo resupply vehicle has completed its five week long station delivery mission and departed the facility early this morning, Tuesday, Feb. 18.
The Expedition 38 crewmembers Michael Hopkins of NASA and Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) demated the Cygnus spacecraft from the Earth-facing port of the Harmony node using the Canadian built robotic arm at about 5:15 a.m. EST.
The cylindrically shaped ship was released from the grappling snare on the 57 foot long extended arm at about 6:41 a.m. and with a (…)
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Post tags: Antares rocket, Cygnus cargo vessel, Dragon capsule, International Space Station (ISS), ISS, NASA, NASA Wallops, Orbital Sciences Corporation, SpaceX
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Source: http://www.universetoday.com/108050/private-cygnus-cargo-carrier-departs-space-station-complex/
