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    Robotic Arm Installing Cygnus Live on NASA TV

    Northrop Grumman's Cygnus space freighter is pictured moments before being captured with the Canadarm2 robotic arm by NASA astronaut Woody Hoburg. Credit: NASA TV

    NASA’s live coverage of the installation of Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft at the International Space Station is underway. At 5:55 a.m. EDT, NASA astronaut Woody Hoburg, with NASA astronaut Frank Rubio acting as backup, captured the Cygnus spacecraft using the station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm. Cygnus is carrying over 8,200 pounds of supplies, hardware, and science …

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    NASA Astronauts Capture Cygnus Cargo Craft with Robotic Arm

    Northrop Grumman's Cygnus space freighter is pictured in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm following its capture as both spacecraft orbited above Africa. Credit: NASA TV

    At 5:52 a.m. EDT, NASA astronaut Woody Hoburg, with NASA astronaut Frank Rubio acting as backup, captured Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft using the International Space Station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm. Mission control in Houston will actively command the arm to rotate Cygnus to its installation orientation and then to guide it in for installation on the …

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    Cygnus Arriving Soon for Capture Live on NASA TV

    The Cygnus space freighter is pictured moments away from being captured with the Canadarm2 robotic arm above northern Iraq on Feb. 21, 2022.

    NASA television is underway for the capture of Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft at the International Space Station. The spacecraft launched Tuesday, Aug. 1, at 8:31 p.m. EDT on the company’s Antares rocket from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. At about 5:55 a.m., NASA astronaut Woody Hoburg will capture Cygnus using the Canadarm2 robotic arm, …

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    Space Research Keeps Crew Busy Before Cygnus Arrival

    Astronaut Stephen Bowen performs research activities using the BioFabrication Facility, a experiment platform to print organ-like tissues.

    A wide variety of research kept the Expedition 69 crew busy aboard the International Space Station on Thursday. In the meantime, the orbital residents will welcome a U.S. cargo craft on Friday then turn their attention to a spacewalk next week. Four astronauts from NASA and the UAE (United Arab Emirates) were back to work …

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    Astronauts Relax Before Space Delivery, Cosmonauts Prep for Spacewalk

    Northrop Grumman's Antares rocket with the Cygnus cargo craft atop launches on time from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Credit: NASA/Patrick Black

    Expedition 69 is awaiting an orbiting U.S. cargo craft carrying over 8,200 pounds of science and supplies for delivery on Friday. The International Space Station’s residents split their day on Wednesday as four astronauts took the day off while three cosmonauts prepared for a spacewalk next week. Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus space freighter is orbiting Earth …

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    Cygnus Solar Arrays Successfully Deployed

    Cygnus space freighter in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm

    The solar arrays have successfully deployed on Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus cargo spacecraft that is on its way to deliver more than 8,200 pounds of scientific investigations, cargo, and supplies to the International Space Station after launching at 8:31 p.m. EDT Tuesday from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Post-launch press release  …

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    Liftoff of Northrop Grumman’s CRS-19 Antares Rocket

    A photo of a rocket launching at night. The Antares rocket is slim and white with a short, rounded nose cone. It rises off the pad with brightly lit white clouds billowing around it and beside it against a black sky. A tall water tower is just visible in front of the clouds to the right of the image.

    NASA commercial cargo provider Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket with Cygnus cargo spacecraft aboard lifted off from Pad-0A at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia at 8:31 p.m. EDT.  This is Northrop Grumman’s 19th contracted resupply mission to the International Space Station. This Cygnus, dubbed the S.S. Laurel Clark, is scheduled to arrive at the space station on …

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    Live Launch Commentary Airing Now for Antares Launch

    NASA commercial cargo provider Northrop Grumman is targeting today for the launch of its 19th contracted resupply mission to the International Space Station. The five-minute launch window opens at 8:31 p.m. EDT. Live launch commentary has begun on NASA TV.  A launch tonight would put Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus cargo spacecraft at the space station on …

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    Countdown Underway; Weather 90% Favorable for Antares Launch

    The countdown is underway for tonight’s launch of NASA commercial resupply provider Northrop Grumman‘s Antares rocket and Cygnus cargo spacecraft. Weather is now 90% favorable for the launch of this resupply mission to the International Space Station.  Live coverage of the launch with commentary will air on NASA Television, the agency’s website and the NASA app beginning …

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