The Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo spacecraft was captured by the International Space Station's robotic arm.
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00:01Here on your screen, you can see on the left, that is the space station's robotic arm that NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick is going to be controlling.
00:09He's going to push that into Cygnus and grapple onto it.
00:18NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps is assisting him, serving as his second set of eyes.
00:24You'll also hear her call down to the crew in mission control.
00:27The astronauts do have the go from ground teams here on Earth to proceed with capture.
00:57NASA am asked to authorize Tim Curry's crew in mission controlж
02:47We're in step 4.2 and we're waiting to capture for lighting condition.
02:59Houston copies.
03:00The crew is standing by for better lighting conditions.
03:24We did just recently exit that orbital nighttime and are into that orbital daytime right now.
03:34This is a live view of Cygnus and the robotic arm on the left.
03:39The robotic arm has not started to move yet.
03:42Again, the crew is waiting for better lighting conditions.
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04:14At the end of the robotic arm is the Lee.
04:28That's the latching end effector, the hand of the arm.
04:30There are latches and snares that are going to grab onto the target.
04:36NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick is going to maneuver that arm so that it can grab onto the...
04:42Station on two.
04:43We're ready with the lighting and we can complete step 4.2 on your go.
04:49Houston copies.
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05:52NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps on board the space station confirmed that they are good
05:57to proceed with capture however the robotic arm is not currently moving yet
06:04you are seeing live views of that capture on your screen right now
06:09and we have confirmed movement the crew is pushing in the robotic arm to Cygnus
06:33we do have a camera at the end of that lee or the latching end effector
06:40you are seeing live views now as NASA astronaut Matthew Dominic pushes in the robotic arm to Cygnus
06:52the circle towards the bottom is actually the grapple target
06:57Dominic is going to be aiming for that horizontal bar just above it
07:04the fixtures on the robotic arm are going to engage with that circular pinwheel shape
07:09that is directly below the horizontal bar
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08:292.11 a.m. Central Time, 3.11 a.m. Eastern Time, while the space station flew over the South
08:43Atlantic Ocean, Northrop Grumman's 21st commercial resupply service mission was successfully
08:49captured at the hands of NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick.
08:59The Cygnus cargo spacecraft, as you see on your screen, is now securely attached to the
09:10space station's robotic arm.
09:19Next up is going to be the installation of the Cygnus spacecraft.
09:24That is actually going to be done by the ground team here in Mission Control Houston.
09:31For now, NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick and Jeannette Epps are relieved from their duties,
09:38will go on to their tasks for the day.
09:40We are going to take a brief break on our coverage, and we will be back for that installation.
10:54We'll go for Cygnus post-capture reconfiguration.
11:05You know, the space station brings a lot of visiting vehicles aboard, and we make it seem
11:12regular, but there's nothing regular about making one space station connect to another.
11:16It's incredible every single time.
11:18Welcome aboard the space station, Dick Scopey.
11:23Houston copies all and concurs.
11:25This has been an incredible effort from both our Northrop Groen and NASA teams, and all
11:29the way from mission planning and preparation leading up to launching, especially over the
11:32past 48 hours of mission execution.
11:34Outstanding work today to you all, and congrats on successfully capturing the 21st Cygnus
11:38and 50th visiting vehicle to the International Space Station.
11:41Why don't you all go celebrate with some ice cream?
11:46Did you say 50th?
11:47It's incredible.
11:48What an incredible group of teams from around the planet make this happen every single time.
11:52Thank you, guys.
12:16You heard wonderful congratulatory remarks.
12:27Northrop Grumman's Cygnus spacecraft supporting the 21st, Northrop Grumman's 21st commercial
12:34resupply service mission to the International Space Station has been successfully grappled at
12:39the hands of NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick, with NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps serving as his backup.
12:462.11 a.m. Central Time, 3.11 a.m. Eastern Time is our official time of capture.
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