The personal Cygnus cargo craft is scheduled to reach on the Worldwide House Station (ISS) early Wednesday morning (Nov. 9), and you’ll watch the motion stay.
Cygnus, a robotic freighter constructed by aerospace big Northop Grumman, launched towards the ISS on Monday (Nov. 7) from Virginia. If all goes based on plan, astronauts will seize the automobile utilizing the orbiting lab’s robotic arm round 5:50 a.m. EST (1050 GMT).
You may watch the rendezvous and seize actions stay right here at House.com, courtesy of NASA, starting at 3:30 a.m. EST (0830 GMT). After a break, protection of Cygnus’ set up aboard the Worldwide House Station’s Unity module will begin airing at 7:15 a.m. EST (1215 GMT).
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This Cygnus automobile, named the SS Sally Experience 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 every other Cygnus has toted skyward.
The SS Sally Experience’s flight has not been completely easy: The freighter managed to deploy simply certainly one of its two photo voltaic panels after liftoff. Its handlers say it might make the journey to the ISS safely regardless, however mission groups might be holding an eye fixed out for any indicators of hassle because it approaches the orbiting lab.
“Northrop Grumman is working carefully with NASA to watch and assess the spacecraft forward of tomorrow’s deliberate arrival, seize and set up on the house station,” NASA officers stated in an replace (opens in new tab) on Tuesday night (Nov. 8). “Mission groups are also planning further inspections of the cargo spacecraft throughout method and after seize.”
Three completely different robotic spacecraft ferry cargo to the ISS today: Cygnus, SpaceX’s Dragon capsule and Russia’s Progress automobile.
Cygnus and Progress dissipate in Earth’s environment after finishing their supply missions, however Dragon comes again for protected ocean splashdowns and future reuse.
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