NASA
Earlier today, Northrop Grumman's Cygnus cargo freighter—christened the S.S. Ellison Onizuka in honor of the fallen space shuttle Challenger astronaut—was successfully berthed to the International Space Station (ISS). The freighter was bolted in place to the Earth-facing port of the Unity module at 9:42 AM, Eastern Daylight Time (6:42 AM, Pacific Daylight Time).
The S.S. Onizuka, which launched two days ago and brought 8,200 pounds of science experiments and supplies to the ISS, will remain at the orbital outpost till November. Trash will be loaded onto the Cygnus spacecraft before it is unberthed from the space station and intentionally conducts a destructive re-entry into Earth's atmosphere.
Поймали #Cygnus!
— Oleg Novitskiy (@novitskiy_iss) August 12, 2021
The #Cygnus is captured! pic.twitter.com/BnpprgN2sm
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