Cygnus Cargo Spacecraft Release with Canadarm2 | International Space Station

Cygnus Cargo Spacecraft Release with Canadarm2 | International Space Station

NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara monitored the Canadarm2 robotic arm release of the Cygnus space freighter on Friday, Dec. 22, 2023. Earlier, ground engineers remotely maneuvered the Canadarm2 and detached Cygnus from the Unity module where it had been installed since Aug. 4.

Packed inside Cygnus, along with disposable cargo, is the SAFFIRE-VI experiment that will be remotely activated aboard the spacecraft to explore fire safety. The space freighter from Northrop Grumman will orbit Earth on its own until early January for a safe, but fiery demise above the south Pacific Ocean.

Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Image Dates: Dec. 20-22, 2023

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