Private Cygnus Spacecraft to Dock With Space Station Sunday
A commercial cargo vessel’s historic first arrival at the International Space Station is now set for Sunday (Sept. 29), one week later than originally planned, NASA officials say.
The unmanned Cygnus spacecraft, built by Virginia-based company Orbital Sciences, is expected to be grabbed by the orbiting lab’s huge robotic arm at 7:15 a.m. EDT (1115 GMT) on Sunday, with docking operations beginning two hours later. You can watch all the action live here at SPACE.com, courtesy of NASA TV; coverage begins at 4:30 a.m. EDT.
Cygnus blasted off atop Orbital’s Antares rocket on Sept. 18, kicking off a critical demonstration mission designed to show that the company is ready to begin a series of supply runs to the space station for NASA.
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