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Astronaut Michael Hopkins closes the Cygnus space freighter hatch

Astronaut Michael Hopkins closes the Cygnus space freighter hatch
Astronaut Michael Hopkins closes the Cygnus space freighter hatch.

iss064e020133 (Jan. 5, 2021) — NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins is pictured after closing the hatch to the Northrop Grumman Cygnus space freighter. Robotics controllers would command the Canadarm2 robotic arm to release Cygnus the following day after 93 days attached to the International Space Station’s Unity module.