CRS-20 Cygnus Cargo Spacecraft Arrival | International Space Station

CRS-20 Cygnus Cargo Spacecraft Arrival | International Space Station

Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus CRS-20 cargo spacecraft

Northrop Grumman's CRS-20 spacecraft is named the S.S. Patricia “Patty” Hilliard Robertson in honor of the former NASA astronaut. 

As part of NASA’s commercial resupply services, Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus cargo craft arrived at the International Space Station today packed with science and supplies for the Expedition 70 crew on Feb. 1, 2024. Cygnus was captured with the Canadarm2 robotic arm controlled by NASA Flight Engineer Loral O’Hara. The spacecraft is named the S.S. Patricia “Patty” Hilliard Robertson in honor of the former NASA astronaut. 

This was Northrop Grumman’s 20th commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station for NASA. The Cygnus spacecraft is carrying a supply of 8,200 pounds of scientific investigations and cargo to the orbiting laboratory.

Shortly afterward, mission controllers on the ground took over control of the Canadarm2 and installed Cygnus to the Unity module’s Earth-facing port. O’Hara and NASA Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli later equalized pressure between Cygnus and the space station then opened Cygnus’ hatch to begin six months of cargo operations. They were followed by Commander Andreas Mogensen of European Space Agency (ESA) and Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa of the Japan Aerospace  Exploration Agency (JAXA) who began unpacking new research samples and stowing them inside lab freezers for upcoming science investigations.

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Expedition 70 Crew

Station Commander: Andreas Mogensen of the European Space Agency (Denmark)

Roscosmos (Russia): Oleg Kononenko, Nikolai Chub, Konstantin Borisov

JAXA: Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa (Japan)

NASA: Jasmin Moghbeli, Loral O'Hara (USA)

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.

Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Image Dates: Dec. 22, 2023

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