The private spacecraft "Cygnus" decoupled from the ISS

"Cygnus" leaves the ISS and lasts another two weeks to test and launch satellites in space. When entering the earth's atmosphere, it burns.

After about two months at the International Space Station, the private space cargo ship "Cygnus" again left the ISS. German astronaut Alexander Gerst and his American colleague Serena Auñón-Chancellor used the ISS's robotic arm Sunday to decouple the cargo ship, according to the US space agency Nasa. "Cygnus" will now stay two weeks for tests in the space, suspend several satellites and finally burn at the end of July with hundreds of kilograms of garbage on board by entering the airport. Earth's atmosphere.

The freighter flew to the ISS in May. He had on board about 3,400 kilograms of supplies and scientific experiments for the German astronaut Gerst – including interactions in the Earth's magnetic field, global radiocommunications and the creation of the coldest point in the world. # 39; universe. Astronaut Gerst was launched on the ISS in early June and is expected to be stationed there until December.

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