ISS037-E-018544 (22 Oct. 2013) --- The International Space Station’s Canadarm2 prepares to release the Orbital Sciences’ Cygnus commercial craft after three weeks at the space station. European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano and NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg, both Expedition 37 flight engineers, were at the controls of the robotics workstation removing Cygnus from the Harmony node then safely releasing it at 7:31 a.m. (EDT) Oct. 22, 2013. On Oct. 23, the Cygnus will fire its engines for the last time at 1:41 p.m. and re-enter Earth’s atmosphere for destruction over the Pacific Ocean.

The International Space Stations Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) arm or Canadarm2 prepares to release the Orbital Sciences Cygnus commercial craft after three weeks at the space station.

"View of the capture of the first Cygnus commercial cargo spacecraft built by Orbital Sciences Corp attached to the end of the robotic arm (AKA Canadarm2) on the International Space Station after the two spacecraft converged at 7:01 a.m. EDT on Sept. 29, 2013. " Also sent as Twitter message.

View of the first Cygnus commercial cargo spacecraft built by Orbital Sciences Corp attached to the end of the robotic arm (AKA Canadarm2) and docked the Node 2 module of the ISS. Per Twitter message: Sunrise on #Cygnus and #Canadarm2.