Cygnus arrives at the ISS
Posted: Sat, Dec 12, 2015, 10:29 AM ET (1529 GMT)
A Cygnus cargo spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station Wednesday morning. The station's robotic arm grappled the Cygnus spacecraft at 6:19 am EST (1119 GMT), and was berthed to the station's Unity module three hours later. The Cygnus, launched on an Atlas 5 Sunday, brought more than 3,500 kilograms of cargo for the station, ranging from supplies for the crew to satellites that will later be deployed from the station.
A Cygnus cargo spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station Wednesday morning. The station's robotic arm grappled the Cygnus spacecraft at 6:19 am EST (1119 GMT), and was berthed to the station's Unity module three hours later. The Cygnus, launched on an Atlas 5 Sunday, brought more than 3,500 kilograms of cargo for the station, ranging from supplies for the crew to satellites that will later be deployed from the station.
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