The Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo spacecraft has departed the International Space Station. At 8:11 a.m., Expedition 53 Flight Engineers Mark Vande Hei and Joe Acaba of NASA gave the command to release Cygnus.
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The #Cygnus resupply ship from @OrbitalATK was released from the station today at 8:11am ET and will stay in space conducting more science until Dec. 18. https://t.co/q32Mcz3zCs pic.twitter.com/dLW0b8wSVq
— Intl. Space Station (@Space_Station) December 6, 2017
Media Credit: Image courtesy of NASA TV
The Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo spacecraft has departed the International Space Station. At 8:11 a.m., Expedition 53 Flight Engineers Mark Vande Hei and Joe Acaba of NASA gave the command to release Cygnus.
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