Northrop Grumman's Cygnus cargo craft is pictured from the International Space Station as it approaches while orbiting 260 miles above the Euphrates River in Iraq.

Cygnus approaches the station above the Euphrates River

iss069e053879 (Aug. 4, 2023) --- Northrop Grumman's Cygnus cargo craft is pictured from the International Space Station as it approaches while orbiting 260 miles above the Euphrates River in Iraq.

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Cygnus approaches the station above the Euphrates River

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