After a first launch attempt had to be postponed on Sunday due to a fire alarm at the American rocket manufacturer Northrop Grumman, the unmanned cargo ship “Cygnus” left Monday – a day later than planned – for the International Space Station.
The American space agency NASA announced Monday that the freighter had taken off from a spaceport in the US state of Virginia. “Cygnus” carries about 3,700 kilograms of food for the crew of the ISS and materials for scientific experiments. He will reach the ISS on Wednesday.
18. Supply Flight “Cygnus” to the ISS
The launch was originally scheduled for Sunday, but was postponed to Monday after a fire alarm went off at Northrop Grumman’s control center in Virginia. It is the 18th resupply flight of the cargo ship “Cygnus” to the ISS.
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