The CRS-29 Cargo Dragon spacecraft and the NG-19 Cygnus spacecraft also left the International Space Station. As you can see in our article yesterday, the former waved goodbye to the ISS's Harmony and Unity modules on December 21 at 23:05, and the latter at 14:06 today.
After reentering Earth's atmosphere, Dragon parachuted into the waters off the coast of Florida at 6:33 p.m., about 19.5 hours after docking. On the other hand, Cygnus, which was “removed” with the help of the Canadarm2 robotic arm, will no longer return to the surface of our planet, because at the beginning of January it will begin, with the help of its engines, a maneuver whose final result will end up in the Earth’s atmosphere with the garbage on board.
More than 4,300 pounds of scientific cargo returns to Earth. 🌎🔬
Dragon successfully separated from the station's Harmony module at 4:05 PM ET while flying about 260 miles southwest of Chile. more… https://t.co/YDpmzWWDo9 pic.twitter.com/CSnmUK4cmz
– International Space Station (@Space_Station) December 21, 2023
.@Northrop GrummanThe Cygnus spacecraft was launched from the Canadarm2 robotic arm at 8:06 a.m. ET today, ending the station's cargo mission after four and a half months. more… https://t.co/XUy377BAnb pic.twitter.com/7xjliXRovY
– International Space Station (@Space_Station) December 22, 2023
