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 Intl. Space Station‏ @Space_Station 2 мин. назад

As the @NorthropGrumman #Cygnus resupply ship nears its 30 meter hold point.

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30 м - Hold point

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11/04/2019 11:51 Stephen Clark

The Cygnus spacecraft, fitted with a pressurized cargo compartment built by Thales Alenia Space in Italy containing around 3,586 kilograms, or 7,905 pounds, of supplies, has resumed its approach to the space station.

The next hold point is the robotic arm capture box located around 10 meters, or 33 feet, below the station.

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11/04/2019 11:56 Stephen Clark

Range between Cygnus and the space station is now 20 meters, or 66 feet.

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11/04/2019 12:03 Stephen Clark

Cygnus has arrived at the capture point around 39 feet (12 meters) below the space station.

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11/04/2019 12:04 Stephen Clark

Astronauts aboard the space station report they are ready to capture Cygnus using the Canadian-built robotic arm.

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11/04/2019 12:05 Stephen Clark

And mission control in Houston just gave the crew a "go" to capture Cygnus with the robotic arm.

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11/04/2019 12:08 Stephen Clark

The robotic arm is in motion to capture Cygnus. Astronaut Jessica Meir is controlling the arm for this morning's operation.

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11/04/2019 12:13 Stephen Clark

Cygnus capture confirmed. The commercial resupply vessel has arrived at the International Space Station after a two-day pursuit from a launch pad on Virginia's Eastern Shore. The craft is carrying 4 tons of experiments, provisions and supplies.

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 Northrop Grumman‏ @northropgrumman 2 мин. назад

The crew aboard the @Space_Station has successfully captured our S.S. Alan Bean #Cygnus. Installation coverage will begin live on @NASA TV at 6:30 am EST.
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11/04/2019 12:15 Stephen Clark

Under the control of astronaut Jessica Meir, the space station 58-foot-long robotic arm captured the Cygnus spacecraft at 4:10 a.m. EST (0910 GMT) as the vehicles soared over Madagascar.

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