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Cygnus approach and capture

Alex Gerst2014-07-16

NASA

NASA
Washington, DC, United States

ISS040-E-069168 (16 July 2014) --- As photographed by an Expedition 40 crew member inside the International Space Station?s Cupola, Orbital Sciences? Cygnus cargo vehicle and the orbital outpost move toward each other at 223 nautical miles above the home planet. The two converged at 6:36 a.m. (EDT) on July 16, 2014. Parts of western Europe are visible in the background. A small part of the Space Station Remote Manipulator System or Canadarm2 can be seen as it waits to grapple Cygnus.

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  • Title: Cygnus approach and capture
  • Creator: Alex Gerst
  • Date Created: 2014-07-16
  • Rights: JSC
  • Album: mgwhite
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