Nasa's newest delivery service arrived at the International Space Station on Sunday after a week's delay, bringing more than half a ton of meals to astronauts onboard.
With the linkup, Orbital Sciences Corporation became only the second company to accomplish such a shipment.
The space station astronauts used their ship's huge robotic arm to latch on to the Cygnus capsule, as the two vessels zoomed 260 miles above the Indian Ocean.
"Everybody is just so excited," Nasa's Mission Control radioed. Ground teams described the achievement as "epic" and "superb."'
Orbital Sciences launched the Cygnus capsule on this test flight from Virginia on September 18.
It was supposed to reach the space station last Sunday, but was held up by inaccurate navigation data, later fixed by a software patch.
Cygnus then had to wait until a Russian spacecraft brought three new astronauts in midweek.
The successful arrival means the Virginia-based company can begin making good on a $1.9 billion contract with Nasa for a series of Cygnus deliveries.
Source: ITN
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