Monday, September 30, 2013

Cygnus In All Its Beauty...

The International Space Station's (ISS) robotic arm grapples the Cygnus Orb-D1 spacecraft prior to it berthing at the outpost on September 29, 2013.
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It's always great to see high-resolution photos of a new craft docking with the International Space Station (ISS) that were taken by the station crew members themselves. Check out these pics of Cygnus as it berthed with the ISS for the very first time yesterday.

Cygnus Orb-D1 floats near the ISS as its robotic arm waits to grapple the cargo freighter on September 29, 2013.
NASA

Cygnus Orb-D1 floats near the ISS as its robotic arm waits to grapple the cargo freighter on September 29, 2013.
NASA

ISS crew member Luca Parmitano observes Cygnus Orb-D1 as it floats near the ISS prior to berthing on September 29, 2013.
NASA

Cygnus Orb-D1 floats near the ISS as its robotic arm waits to grapple the cargo freighter on September 29, 2013.
NASA

The ISS' robotic arm grapples Cygnus Orb-D1 prior to it berthing at the outpost on September 29, 2013.
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