Note: Only forum leaders may delete posts.
*HTML is ON *UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend
Smilies Legend
[b]SS Rick Husband released from space station[/b] NASA astronaut Tim Kopra commanded the Canadarm2 robotic arm on the International Space Station to release Orbital ATK's S.S. Rick Husband Cygnus spacecraft on Tuesday (June 14) at 8:30 a.m. CDT (1330 GMT). Earlier, ground controllers detached Cygnus from its berth on the station and maneuvered it into place for its departure. With Cygnus at a safe distance from the station, ground controllers at Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio will initiate the Saffire-1 combustion experiment. Cygnus will continue to orbit Earth for up to eight days as it transmits imagery and data from the purposely set large-scale fire. Following complete data transmission, the Cygnus spacecraft will make a destructive entry into the Earth's atmosphere on June 22. Imagery from Saffire will be posted as it becomes available.
Contact Us | The Source for Space History & Artifacts
Copyright 1999-2024 collectSPACE. All rights reserved.