How a robotic arm secured the first Orbital Sciences cargo delivery to space
In short: NASA Administrator Charles Bolden celebrates the successful arrival of the Cygnus supply spacecraft. This video highlights the collaborative effort between NASA, Orbital Sciences, and the International Space Station crew to deliver essential supplies to orbit.
Orbital Sciences achieved its first successful contracted cargo delivery for NASA via the Orbital-1 mission, which transported 2,780 pounds of supplies to the International Space Station. The mission included dozens of new science experiments sourced from across the globe.
The capture was a coordinated effort involving astronauts Michael Hopkins, Rick Mastracchio, and Koichi Wakata, who used a robotic arm to secure the Cygnus spacecraft. This achievement was supported by mission control centers in Houston and Dulles, Virginia.
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