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<\/a>NASA\u2019s coverage is underway for the capture of Northrop Grumman\u2019s Cygnus spacecraft. At approximately 3:10 a.m. EDT, NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick will capture Cygnus using the International Space Station\u2019s Canadarm2 robotic arm, and NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps is backup. After capture, the spacecraft will be installed on the Unity module\u2019s Earth-facing port.<\/p>\n
The spacecraft is carrying 8,200 pounds of scientific investigations and cargo to the orbiting laboratory for Northrop Grumman\u2019s 21st commercial resupply mission for NASA.<\/p>\n
The mission launched at 11:02 a.m. Aug. 4 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.<\/p>\n
NASA will provide coverage of the spacecraft\u2019s installation beginning at 4:30 a.m. on NASA+<\/a>, NASA Television, the NASA app<\/a>, YouTube<\/a>, X<\/a>, Facebook<\/a>, and the agency\u2019s website<\/u>.<\/p>\n Learn more about station activities by following the space station blog<\/a>, @space_station<\/a> and @ISS_Research<\/a> on X, as well as the ISS Facebook<\/a> and ISS Instagram<\/a> accounts.<\/p>\n Get weekly updates from NASA Johnson Space Center at: https:\/\/roundupreads.jsc.nasa.gov\/<\/a><\/p>\n Get the latest from NASA delivered every week. Subscribe here: www.nasa.gov\/subscribe<\/a><\/p>\n Powered by WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n Get The Details…<\/a><\/p>\n Abby Graf <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" NASA\u2019s coverage is underway for the capture of Northrop Grumman\u2019s Cygnus spacecraft. At approximately 3:10 a.m. EDT, NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick will capture Cygnus using the International Space Station\u2019s Canadarm2 robotic arm, and NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps is backup. After capture, the spacecraft will be installed on the Unity module\u2019s Earth-facing port. The spacecraft is \u2026 Continue reading
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