European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano, Expedition 37 flight engineer, closes the hatch between the International Space Station’s Harmony node and the Orbital Sciences’ Cygnus commercial cargo spacecraft in preparation for its release after completing a successful demonstration mission to the space station.
ISS037-E-016750 (21 Oct. 2013) — European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano, Expedition 37 flight engineer, closes the hatch between the International Space Station’s Harmony node and the Orbital Sciences’ Cygnus commercial cargo spacecraft in preparation for its release after completing a successful demonstration mission to the space station. Cygnus delivered 1,300 pounds of gear on Sept. 29 when it arrived and was captured by Canadarm2 and berthed to the Harmony node.