Watch Cygnus cargo ship arrive at space station early Wednesday

November 8, 2022

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The personal Cygnus cargo craft is scheduled to reach on the Worldwide Area Station (ISS) early Wednesday morning (Nov. 9), and you may watch the motion reside.

Cygnus, a robotic freighter constructed by aerospace big Northop Grumman, launched toward the ISS on Monday (Nov. 7) from Virginia. If all goes in response to plan, astronauts will seize the car utilizing the orbiting lab’s robotic arm round 5:50 a.m. EST (1050 GMT).

You possibly can watch the rendezvous and seize actions reside right here at Area.com, courtesy of NASA, starting at 3:30 a.m. EST (0830 GMT). After a break, protection of Cygnus’ set up aboard the International Space Station‘s Unity module will begin airing at 7:15 a.m. EST (1215 GMT).

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This Cygnus car, named the SS Sally Ride after the well-known NASA astronaut, is carrying about 4.1 tons (3.7 metric tons) of scientific experiments and provides to the ISS — greater than some other Cygnus has toted skyward.

The SS Sally Trip’s flight has not been completely clean: The freighter managed to deploy simply one in all its two solar panels after liftoff. Its handlers say it will probably make the journey to the ISS safely regardless, however mission groups will probably be conserving a watch out for any indicators of bother because it approaches the orbiting lab.

“Northrop Grumman is working carefully with NASA to observe and assess the spacecraft forward of tomorrow’s deliberate arrival, seize and set up on the space station,” NASA officers said in an update (opens in new tab) on Tuesday night (Nov. 8). “Mission groups are also planning extra inspections of the cargo spacecraft throughout method and after seize.”

Three totally different robotic spacecraft ferry cargo to the ISS today: Cygnus, SpaceX’s Dragon capsule and Russia’s Progress car.

Cygnus and Progress deplete in Earth’s ambiance after finishing their supply missions, however Dragon comes again for secure ocean splashdowns and future reuse.

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