The next freight craft to go to the station will be Northrop Grummans Cygnus space truck after it releases from Virginia on Feb. 19 at 12:40 p.m. The Cygnus will reach the station on Feb. 21 where it will be caught with the Canadarm2 robotic arm at 4:35 a.m. and set up to the Unity module a few hours later.
NASA astronauts Raja Chari and Kayla Barron signed up with each other Friday and evaluated robotics treatments necessary to record Cygnus after it reaches a range of about 10 meters from the station. Chari will remain in the cupola commanding the Canadarm2 to connect and grapple Cygnus while Barron backs him up and keeps track of automobile systems. Ground controllers will take control of afterward and from another location assist the robotic arm with Cygnus in its grip and set up the U.S. cargo craft to Unitys Earth-facing port where it will remain for three months.
NASA astronauts Raja Chari and Kayla Barron joined each other Friday and reviewed robotics treatments necessary to capture Cygnus after it reaches a range of about 10 meters from the station. Chari will be in the cupola commanding the Canadarm2 to reach out and grapple Cygnus while Barron backs him up and keeps an eye on car systems. Ground controllers will take over later and remotely guide the robotic arm with Cygnus in its grip and install the U.S. cargo craft to Unitys Earth-facing port where it will stay for three months.
Russias uncrewed ISS Progress 77 resupply ship is envisioned approaching its docking port on the International Space Stations Pirs docking compartment in a previous resupply objective. Credit: NASA
The Expedition 66 crew is preparing yourself for a pair of freight missions launching from Kazakhstan and the United States next week. The Progress and Cygnus resupply ships will be delivering numerous lots of food, fuel, and products to renew the seven astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station.
Russias ISS Progress 80 cargo craft will present this weekend at Kazakhstans Baikonur Cosmodrome and begin counting down to its take off on February 14 at 11:25 p.m. EST. The Progress 80 will orbit the Earth for just over 2 days before immediately docking to the Poisk module on February 17 at 2:06 a.m. with nearly three tons of cargo.
The Cygnus space truck from Northrop Grumman approaches the International Space Station as both spacecraft were orbiting 262 miles above the Syria-Iraq border in a previous resupply mission. Credit: NASA
Cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov trained today on a computer for the Progress 80s arrival. The duo from Roscosmos will be at the controls of the tele-operated robotic system, or TORU, in the Zvezda service module monitoring the freight crafts approach and rendezvous. In the unlikely occasion the Progress 80 is unable to dock on its own, the cosmonauts will be able to utilize the TORU and by hand direct the vehicle to a docking on Poisk.
By NASA
February 12, 2022
