Solar panels are deployed on a freighter bound for the space station
035 a.m. Coverage of the spacecraft’s approach and arrival at the space station will begin at 3 a.m. on NASA Television and the agency’s website. Cygnus spacecraft is filled with supplies and payloads including critical materials to directly support dozens of the more than 250 science and research investigations that will occur during Expedition 66. Using the Canadarm2 robotic arm Solar panels are deployed on a freighter bound for the space station The Cygnus space freighter’s cymbal-shaped solar arrays are pictured in this photograph taken from the space station in August of 2021. Following its launch earlier today and supplies to the International Space Station. Solar array deployment completes the launch phase. The Cygnus spacecraft will arrive at the space station Monday //jscfeatures.jsc.nasa.gov/videoupdate/ Get the latest from NASA delivered every week. Subscribe here NASA astronaut Raja Chari will capture Cygnus the spacecraft will be installed on the Unity module’s Earth-facing port. Learn more about station activities by following the space station blog