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#SpaceMission #CargoSpacecraft #NASA #ISS #NG21 #Cygnus

Northrop Grumman's Cygnus spacecraft, launched last Sunday, August 4, has just reached the International Space Station and was captured by the Canadarm2 robotic arm. Astronaut Matthew Dominick, assisted by his colleague Jeanette Epps, will soon begin the slow maneuver to move the Cygnus until it docks with the Station's Unity module after about two hours.

Read the details at https://english.tachyonbeam.com/2024/08/06/mission-ng-21-accomplished-the-northrop-grumman-cygnus-spacecraft-has-reached-the-international-space-station/

#SpaceMission #CargoSpacecraft #NASA #Cygnus #NG21

A little while ago, Northrop Grumman's Cygnus spacecraft blasted off atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center on its NG-21 or CRS NG-21 mission. After about 15 minutes, it successfully separated from the rocket's last stage and set on its course.

https://english.tachyonbeam.com/2024/08/04/the-northrop-grumman-cygnus-spacecraft-blasted-off-for-its-ng-21-mission-for-nasa/