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Cygnus si aggancia con successo alla stazione spaziale internazionale

Houston, Usa - I portelli saranno aperti oggi

Una settimana dopo la sua originaria data di approccio Cygnus, la navicella cargo di Orbital Sciences, è arrivata sulla stazione spaziale internazionale. L'equipagio della Expedition 37 ha catturato il veicolo con il braccio robotico Canadarm2 alle 13:00 di domenica 29 settembre. La navicella era stata lanciata il 18 settembre dalla Wallops Flight Facility (Virginia) dell'agenzia spaziale americana...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1155444
Roma, Italia, 09/30/2013 09:56
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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