September 29, 2013

Orbital Sciences Cygnus spacecraft captured by the International Space Station (Image NASA TV)

The Cygnus spacecraft, which started its journey on September 18, has just docked with the International Space Station. It’s the second belonging to a private company to dock at the International Space Station after the SpaceX Dragon. The success of this mission was vital to Orbital Sciences to get a contract with NASA for eight cargo transport missions to the Station but the two spacecraft are very different, not only in appearance.