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Cygnus awaits its capture above the Atlantic Ocean

Cygnus awaits its capture above the Atlantic Ocean
Cygnus awaits its capture with the Canadarm2 robotic arm.

iss065e241343 (Aug. 12, 2021) — Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus space freighter awaits its capture with the Canadarm2 robotic arm operated operated NASA by Flight Engineer Megan McArthur. The International Space Station was orbiting 261 miles above the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil at the time of this photograph.