The Orbital ATK Cygnus spacecraft launched on Monday made its scheduled rendezvous with the International Space Station this morning. NASA astronaut Scott Tingle controlled a robotic arm on the station to capture the craft and bring it up to the Unity module where it was attached.
- Orbital ATK’s Cygnus Spacecraft Successfully Completes Rendezvous and Berthing with International Space Station – Orbital ATK
- Robotics Controllers Install Cygnus Resupply Ship on Station – Space Station
- OA-9 Cygnus arrives at Station, makes first use of new C2V2 radio – NASASpaceFlight.com
- Cygnus arrives at station with CubeSats, quantum physics experiment – Spaceflight Now
A brief overview of some of the research payloads delivered to the station:
This diagram shows where the Cygnus is berthed on the station as well as where other vehicles are located:
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