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Cygnus cargo craft makes delivery to ISS

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Northrop Grumman's Cygnus cargo craft arrives at the International Space Station, delivering crew supplies and science experiments

An unmanned Northrop Grumman cargo spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) early on Monday, in a mission to deliver supplies and scientific equipment.

The cargo spacecraft, called Cygnus, was launched aboard the company's Antares rocket from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Saturday. 

It marks Northrop Grumman's 10th cargo delivery mission for NASA. The spacecraft's docking on the ISS went smoothly.

The Cygnus is delivering some 3,350 kilograms of supplies and scientific equipment to the ISS crew.

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