WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The Cygnus spacecraft, which was launched on Tuesday, March 22, atop an Atlas V rocket, from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, has delivered over 7,700 pounds of supplies and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory.
“Success! @OrbitalATK's #Cygnus spacecraft was installed to @Space_Station at 10:52pm ET w/ over 7,700 lbs of cargo,” NASA said on Twitter.
Success! @OrbitalATK's #Cygnus spacecraft was installed to @Space_Station at 10:52pm ET w/ over 7,700 lbs of cargo. https://t.co/lt1TTtPYxn
— NASA (@NASA) 26 марта 2016 г.
The spacecraft is expected to stay attached to the space station for over a month before separation.
#Cygnus mated to Unity module at 10:52a ET/2:52p UTC. Five spacecraft at station now. https://t.co/NqAojj6lL6 pic.twitter.com/KqQlRfy5Ss
— Intl. Space Station (@Space_Station) 26 марта 2016 г.
