Suggested Searches

1 min read

The Cygnus space freighter is pictured before its release

The headshot image of NASA

NASA

Jan 12, 2021
Image Article
The Cygnus space freighter is pictured before its release
The Cygnus space freighter is pictured before its release.

iss064e020615 (Jan. 2021) — The Northrop Grumman Cygnus space freighter is pictured attached to the Canadarm2 robotic arm after it had been uninstalled from the International Space Station’s Unity module. Robotics controllers would command the Canadarm2 a few hours later to release Cygnus after 93 days attached to Unity.