Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft, launched last Saturday, February 15, has just reached the International Space Station and was captured by the Canadarm2 robotic arm. Astronaut Andrew Morgan, assisted by his colleague Jessica Meir, will soon begin the slow maneuver to move the Cygnus until it docks with the Station’s Unity module after about two hours.
A little while ago the Progress MS-13 spacecraft docked with the International Space Station in the mission also referred to as Progress 74 or 74P. The Russian space freighter, which blasted off last Friday, December 6, is carrying food, water, scientific experiments, propellant and various hardware.
A little while ago SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft was captured by the Canadarm2 robotic arm on the International Space Station. Commander Luca Parmitano, assisted by his colleagues Andrew Morgan and Jessica Meir, managed the operation then started moving the Dragon to the berthing point at the Harmony module. The cargo spacecraft blasted off last Thursday.
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft, launched last Saturday, November 2, has just reached the International Space Station and was captured by the Canadarm2 robotic arm. Astronaut Jessica Meir, assisted by her colleague Christina Koch, will soon begin the slow maneuver to move the Cygnus until it docks with the Station’s Unity module after about two hours.
A little while ago the HTV-8 “Kounotori” spacecraft was captured by the International Space Station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm, operated by Christina Koch with the assistance of Andrew Morgan. The Japanese space cargo ship, which blasted off last Tuesday, carries a huge amount of supplies and experiments. After its capture, the HTV-8 got slowly moved to its berthing location on the Harmony module, where it was safely installed.
