{"id":10049,"date":"2024-08-05T17:17:39","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T09:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/cygnus-completes-two-day-journey-to-the-international-space-station\/"},"modified":"2024-08-05T17:17:39","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T09:17:39","slug":"cygnus-completes-two-day-journey-to-the-international-space-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/cygnus-completes-two-day-journey-to-the-international-space-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Cygnus completes two-day journey to the International Space Station"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_66961\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66961\" style=\"width: 1907px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66961\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240806_Cygnus_docking.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1907\" height=\"1076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240806_Cygnus_docking.jpeg 1907w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240806_Cygnus_docking-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240806_Cygnus_docking-678x383.jpeg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240806_Cygnus_docking-768x433.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240806_Cygnus_docking-1536x867.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1907px) 100vw, 1907px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66961\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft, named the S.S. Francis R. \u201cDick\u201d Scobee, completed installation onto the International Space Station at 5:33 a.m. EDT (0933 UTC) on Aug. 6, 2024. The NG-21 mission launched from Florida at 11:02 a.m. EDT (1502 UTC) on Aug. 4. Image: NASA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Northrop Grumman\u2019s Cygnus spacecraft completed a roughly 40-hour journey playing catchup with the International Space Station. After launching late Sunday morning from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the spacecraft arrived at the orbiting outpost Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick used the Canadarm2 robotic arm to capture the Cygnus spacecraft at 3:11 a.m. EDT (0711 UTC) with fellow Crew-8 member and NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps serving in the backup role.After Cygnus was captured, control of Canadarm2 shifted to ground controllers to complete the berthing process on the Unity module\u2019s Earth-facing port.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1820721314249789922&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=560px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceflightnow.com%2F2024%2F08%2F05%2Fnasa-cygnus-on-track-for-tuesday-morning-arrival-at-the-international-space-station%2F&amp;sessionId=2b3d340ec6bcc4e3388127f909aa21e73f63bac4&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1820721314249789922\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782461350053398477=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Using the Canadarm2 robotic arm, NASA astronaut @dominickmatthew captured the Cygnus spacecraft at 3:11am ET. Mission controllers will begin guiding the spacecraft in for installation to the Earth-facing port of the Unity module at 4:30am. More\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/FYZk0H5vEs pic.twitter.com\/mbrgzF5hwf<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 International Space Station (@Space_Station) August 6, 2024<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The timing of the capture operation faced some uncertainty shortly after launch when NASA said Cygnus failed to complete the first \u201ctargeted altitude burn\u201d or TB1, which was set for 11:44 a.m. EDT (1544 UTC), less than an hour after liftoff. In a Sunday evening blog post, the agency said that was \u201cdue to a late entry to burn sequencing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The update stated that a second attempt at the TB1 scheduled for 12:34 p.m. EDT (1634 UTC) that day was aborted by the spacecraft \u201cshortly after the engine ignited due to a slightly low initial pressure state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a separate blog post on Monday, NASA said that the Cygnus spacecraft was able to complete \u201ctwo delta velocity burns,\u201d allowing it to remain on track for capture Tuesday morning. It said the reason for the cancelled burns turned out to be \u201cdue to a slightly low initial pressure reading flagged by the Cygnus onboard detection system.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEngineers at Northrop Grumman\u2019s mission control center in Dulles, Virginia evaluated the pressure reading, confirmed it was acceptable and re-worked the burn plan to arrive at the space station on the originally planned schedule,\u201d a NASA spokesperson wrote, adding that \u201cThe spacecraft is in a safe trajectory and all other systems are operating normally.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The roughly 8,200 lbs. (3720 kg.) of science and supplies will be used by the crews of Expedition 71 and 72 during their time on orbit.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_66956\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66956\" style=\"width: 876px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66956\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240805_Cosmic-catch-of-a-cargo-ship-with-Canadarm2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"876\" height=\"657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240805_Cosmic-catch-of-a-cargo-ship-with-Canadarm2.jpg 876w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240805_Cosmic-catch-of-a-cargo-ship-with-Canadarm2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240805_Cosmic-catch-of-a-cargo-ship-with-Canadarm2-678x509.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240805_Cosmic-catch-of-a-cargo-ship-with-Canadarm2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240805_Cosmic-catch-of-a-cargo-ship-with-Canadarm2-326x245.jpg 326w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240805_Cosmic-catch-of-a-cargo-ship-with-Canadarm2-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66956\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Since 2001, Canadarm2 has been used for regular maintenance tasks on the International Space Station. In 2009, the multitalented robot expanded its capabilities to \u201ccatch\u201d certain uncrewed cargo ships and berth them to the ISS\u2014a precise and extremely complex operation that has proven essential for numerous resupply missions. In this infographic, explore the steps of this complex robotic operation, known as a cosmic catch. Graphic: Canadian Space Agency<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>Golden catch<\/h4>\n<p>In the run-up to the launch of the Cygnus spacecraft on Aug. 4, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) announced that this will be the 50th so-called \u201ccosmic catch\u201d of a cargo ship for Canadarm2, formally the \u201cSpace Station Remote Manipulator System\u201d (SSRMS). It\u2019s first such operation was on Sept. 17, 2009, when it caught the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency\u2019s (JAXA) HTV-1 spacecraft.<\/p>\n<p>It would go on to catch a total of nine H-2 Transfer Vehicles (HTV), 20 Cygnus spacecraft and 20 Cargo Dragon spacecraft in the lead up to receiving the NG-21 vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>The 17-meter-long (56 ft.) arm was built by MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associated Ltd. (MDA Space) in Ontario, Canada, and launched to the ISS during the space shuttle mission STS-100 in April 2001. The arm is still managed by MDA Space with funding from CSA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft, named the S.S. Francis R. \u201cDick\u201d Scobee, completed installation onto the International Space Station at 5:33 a.m. EDT (0933 UTC) on Aug. 6, 2024. The NG-21 mission launched from Florida at 11:02 a.m. EDT (1502 UTC) on Aug. 4. 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