dufus Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 This is Northrup Grumman's Cygnus resupply ship, with its prominent cymbal-shaped solar arrays, firmly in the grip of the Canadarm2 robotic arm moments before its release ending its 83-day stay at the International Space Station. Within 24 hours of its release, Cygnus began its secondary mission, hosting NASA’s Spacecraft Fire Safety Experiment – IV (Saffire-IV), which provides an environment to safely study fire in microgravity. It also deployed a series of payloads. Northrop Grumman flight controllers in Dulles, Virginia, will initiate Cygnus’ deorbit to burn up in Earth’s atmosphere on Friday 29 May. source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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