Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus cargo spacecraft has efficiently deployed its two photo voltaic arrays after launching earlier right now, Jan. 30, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
Cygnus is scheduled to reach on the International Space Station round 4:20 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 1.
NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, and company’s website will present stay protection of the spacecraft’s method and arrival starting at 2:45 a.m.
NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli will seize Cygnus utilizing the station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm, and NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara shall be performing as a backup. After seize, the spacecraft shall be put in on the Unity module’s Earth-facing port.
Study extra about station actions by following the area station weblog, @space_station and @ISS_Research on X, in addition to the ISS Facebook and ISS Instagram accounts.
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