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#200
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FutureSpaceTourist
on 22 Dec, 2023 12:16
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Cygnus has exited the 200m keep out sphere
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#201
by
theonlyspace
on 22 Dec, 2023 12:17
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Thank you FutureSpaceTourist for the screen shots and coverage
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#202
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 22 Dec, 2023 12:22
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Experiments and equipment carried up by Cygnus
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#203
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 22 Dec, 2023 12:24
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Cygnus will remain in orbit until early January for NASA's SAFFIRE experiment on fires in space
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#204
by
Yellowstone10
on 22 Dec, 2023 12:32
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Photos from NASA Johnson flickr
What's the experiment package attached to Cygnus for disposal?
That's RRM3 (Robotic Refueling Mission 3) - went up on CRS-16 back in December 2018. There are some screenshots of a photo survey they did of it a couple weeks ago in the Expedition 70 thread.
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#205
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 22 Dec, 2023 12:33
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Cygnus has left the approach ellipsoid at 13:29 UTC
Webcast has ended
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#206
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 22 Dec, 2023 13:34
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#207
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 22 Dec, 2023 13:37
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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2023/12/22/robotic-arm-releases-cygnus-from-station/Robotic Arm Releases Cygnus from Station
At 8:06 a.m. EST, Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft was released from the Canadarm2 robotic arm which earlier detached Cygnus from the Earth-facing port of the International Space Station’s Unity module. At the time of release, the station was flying about 260 miles over the Atlantic Ocean.
The Cygnus spacecraft successfully departed the space station more than four months after arriving at the microgravity laboratory to deliver about 8,200 pounds of supplies, scientific investigations, commercial products, hardware, and other cargo for NASA and its international partners.
Following a deorbit engine firing in early January, Cygnus will begin a planned destructive re-entry, in which the spacecraft – filled with trash packed by the station crew – will safely burn up in Earth’s atmosphere.
Cygnus arrived at the space station Aug. 4, following a launch on Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia. It was the company’s 19th commercial resupply services mission to the space station for NASA. Northrop Grumman named the spacecraft after the late NASA astronaut Laurel Clark.
Learn more about station activities by following the space station blog, @space_station and @ISS_Research on X, as well as the ISS Facebook and ISS Instagram accounts.
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Author Mark Garcia
Posted on December 22, 2023
Categories Expedition 70Tags Canadian Space Agency, cygnus, European Space Agency, International Space Station, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA, NASA, Northrop Grumman, Roscosmos
Image caption:
The Cygnus space freighter is poised for release from the grip of the Canadarm2 robotic arm ending a four-and-a-half month space station cargo mission. Credit: NASA TV
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#208
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 22 Dec, 2023 14:44
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Archived NASA undocking webcast
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#209
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 22 Dec, 2023 18:37
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https://flic.kr/p/2po6X1bNASA Johnson
iss070e044080 Dec 22 2023 This view from the main window on the International Space Station s cupola shows Northrop Grumman s Cygnus space freighter in the grip of the Canadarm2 robotic arm moments before its release The orbital complex was soaring 261 miles above the icy landscape of Quebec Canada at the time of this photograph
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#210
by
zubenelgenubi
on 22 Dec, 2023 21:02
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Two USOS Visiting Vehicle departures, Cargo Dragon and Cygnus, in quick succession!
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#211
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 23 Dec, 2023 02:56
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More NASA Johnson undock images from flickr
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#212
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 25 Dec, 2023 05:12
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SciNews video.
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#213
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 27 Dec, 2023 03:37
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More NASA Johnson departure images from flickr
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#214
by
sdsds
on 09 Jan, 2024 22:21
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The Cygnus space freighter completed its stay in space when it reentered Earth’s atmosphere at 1:22 p.m. EDT today for a fiery, but safe destruction over the Pacific Ocean. Cygnus departed the orbital lab on Dec. 22, after four-and-a-half months berthed to the station’s Unity module. The private resupply ship from Northrop Grumman launched over 8,200 pounds of science and cargo to the Expedition 70 crew on Aug. 1 from Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2024/01/09/crew-keeps-up-pace-with-space-biology-life-support-duties/
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#215
by
SpaceFinnOriginal
on 30 Jan, 2024 19:33
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The Cygnus space freighter completed its stay in space when it reentered Earth’s atmosphere at 1:22 p.m. EDT today for a fiery, but safe destruction over the Pacific Ocean. Cygnus departed the orbital lab on Dec. 22, after four-and-a-half months berthed to the station’s Unity module. The private resupply ship from Northrop Grumman launched over 8,200 pounds of science and cargo to the Expedition 70 crew on Aug. 1 from Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2024/01/09/crew-keeps-up-pace-with-space-biology-life-support-duties/
What it was doing during the solo flight?
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#216
by
DanClemmensen
on 30 Jan, 2024 21:35
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The Cygnus space freighter completed its stay in space when it reentered Earth’s atmosphere at 1:22 p.m. EDT today for a fiery, but safe destruction over the Pacific Ocean. Cygnus departed the orbital lab on Dec. 22, after four-and-a-half months berthed to the station’s Unity module. The private resupply ship from Northrop Grumman launched over 8,200 pounds of science and cargo to the Expedition 70 crew on Aug. 1 from Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2024/01/09/crew-keeps-up-pace-with-space-biology-life-support-duties/
What it was doing during the solo flight?
This is my understanding. I hope its right.
To hit a specific spot on the Earth's surface (the "safe destruction over the Pacific Ocean") you must start at the correct place and time in space. It does not cost much fuel to move within your orbital plane, in this case the orbital plane of the ISS, and it takes less fuel if you are willing to take more time. Cygnus spent a nice slow time adjusting its position within the plane, and then began its de-orbit burn at the point that caused it to hit its target in the Pacific.
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#217
by
catdlr
on 30 Jan, 2024 21:38
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The Cygnus space freighter completed its stay in space when it reentered Earth’s atmosphere at 1:22 p.m. EDT today for a fiery, but safe destruction over the Pacific Ocean. Cygnus departed the orbital lab on Dec. 22, after four-and-a-half months berthed to the station’s Unity module. The private resupply ship from Northrop Grumman launched over 8,200 pounds of science and cargo to the Expedition 70 crew on Aug. 1 from Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2024/01/09/crew-keeps-up-pace-with-space-biology-life-support-duties/
What it was doing during the solo flight?
This is my understanding. I hope its right.
To hit a specific spot on the Earth's surface (the "safe destruction over the Pacific Ocean") you must start at the correct place and time in space. It does not cost much fuel to move within your orbital plane, in this case the orbital plane of the ISS, and it takes less fuel if you are willing to take more time. Cygnus spent a nice slow time adjusting its position within the plane, and then began its de-orbit burn at the point that caused it to hit its target in the Pacific.
Dan.
I think he may be asking about the other science experiments that Cygnus performs while unattached to the ISS and possibly some cubesats that may have been ejected prior to de-orbit.