Cygnus Cargo Spacecraft at Sunrise

NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik photographed Orbital ATKs Cygnus cargo spacecraft at sunrise, prior to its departure from the International Space Station at 8:11 a.m., Dec. 6, 2017.

NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik photographed Orbital ATK's Cygnus cargo spacecraft at sunrise, prior to its departure from the International Space Station at 8:11 a.m., Dec. 6, 2017.

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Orbital ATK’s Cygnus cargo spacecraft pictured at sunrise, prior to its departure from the International Space Station at 8:11 a.m., Dec. 6, 2017. After delivering nearly 7,400 pounds of supplies and science to the ISS, Cygnus now contains 6,200 pounds of trash!

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