Photo fact: The space "truck" was captured from the ISS over Garabogazgol Bay

August 13, 2023 | 01:20 |11564

The orbital image shows the Cygnus cargo ship flying over the coast of Garabogazgol Bay in Turkmenistan as it approaches the International Space Station.

The picture was published recently in the NASA gallery with the caption: "The swan is depicted from the International Space Station, as it approaches, over Turkmenistan."

On August 4, the American Cygnus cargo spacecraft delivered 3.7 tons of cargo to the ISS, including food, as well as equipment and materials for scientific research and experiments. The ship approaching the ISS was captured using a 17-meter Canadarm-2 manipulator arm. Then an operation was carried out to bring the ship to the Unity module for direct docking. The "truck" flew from Earth to the ISS for two days.

ORIENT news