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Orbital’s Cygnus Spacecraft Successfully Berths With ISS

Pat Host

Thursday, July 17th, 2014

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Orbital’s Cygnus Spacecraft Successfully Berths With ISS

Orbital Sciences' Antares launch vehicle. Photo: Orbital Sciences

Orbital Sciences’ [ORB] Cygnus spacecraft successfully completed its rendezvous and approach maneuvers with the International Space Station (ISS) Wednesday, according to a company statement. After Cygnus was launched July 13 from NASA’s Wallops Island Flight Facility (WFF) on the eastern shore of Virginia, it completed a series of thruster firings and other maneuvers, bringing the spacecraft in close proximity to ISS. Final approach to the station began around 3 a.m. EDT Wednesday, culminating with the station’s robotic arm grappling the…

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