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The Cygnus space freighter approaches the space station

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Mar 03, 2022
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The Cygnus space freighter approaches the space station
The Cygnus space freighter, with its prominent cymbal-shaped UltraFlex solar arrays, approaches the space station.

iss066e154853 (Feb. 21, 2022) — Northrop Grummans’s Cygnus space freighter, with its prominent cymbal-shaped UltraFlex solar arrays, is pictured approaching the International Space Station carrying 8,300 pounds of new science experiments, crew supplies, and station hardware to replenish the Expedition 66 crew.