Specialists of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the United States published amazing photos of the Cygnus cargo spacecraft of the American company Northrop Grumman on the social network X. The images were taken before Cygnus left the International Space Station on July 12 and burned up in the Earth’s atmosphere.
The images from different angles show the Cygnus cargo spacecraft attached to the station using the Canadarm2 manipulator. In February 2024, it arrived at the ISS and delivered 3.7 tons of food and equipment for the crew.
📸: @northropgrumman‘s Cygnus space freighter is pictured attached to the Canadarm2 robotic arm ahead of its release from the space station. Cygnus was released on July 12 at 7:01am ET, ending its five-and-a-half month stay at the orbiting lab. More pix: https://t.co/2k1R6AqEMs pic.twitter.com/EU8FoXPtQE
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