iss073e0703407 (Sept. 18, 2025) --- Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL cargo craft, carrying over 11,000 pounds of new science and supplies for the Expedition 73 crew, is pictiured moments before its capture with the International Space Station's Canadarm2 robotic arm. Both spacecraft were orbiting 257 miles above Namibia. Cygnus XL is Northrop Grumman's expanded version of its previous Cygnus cargo craft increasing its payload capacity and pressurized cargo volume.
iss073e0703410 (Sept. 18, 2025) --- Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL cargo craft, carrying over 11,000 pounds of new science and supplies for the Expedition 73 crew, approaches the International Space Station as both spacecraft were orbiting 261 miles above Mongolia. Cygnus XL is Northrop Grumman's expanded version of its previous Cygnus cargo craft increasing its payload capacity and pressurized cargo volume.
iss073e0703405 (Sept. 18, 2025) --- Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL cargo craft, carrying over 11,000 pounds of new science and supplies for the Expedition 73 crew, approaches the International Space Station during orbital nighttime as both spacecraft were orbiting 261 miles above the Pacific Ocean. Cygnus XL is Northrop Grumman's expanded version of its previous Cygnus cargo craft increasing its payload capacity and pressurized cargo volume.
iss073e0703409 (Sept. 18, 2025) --- Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL cargo craft, carrying over 11,000 pounds of new science and supplies for the Expedition 73 crew, is pictured in the grips of the International Space Station's Canadarm2 robotic arm following its capture. Both spacecraft were orbiting 257 miles above Tanzania. Cygnus XL is Northrop Grumman's expanded version of its previous Cygnus cargo craft increasing its payload capacity and pressurized cargo volume.
iss072e660544 (Feb. 25, 2025) --- The Roscosmos Progress 89 cargo craft departs the vicinity of the International Space Station after undocking from the orbital outpost's Zvezda service module.
iss072e660543 (Feb. 25, 2025) --- The Roscosmos Progress 89 cargo craft departs the vicinity of the International Space Station after undocking from the orbital outpost's Zvezda service module.
iss072e660540 (Feb. 25, 2025) --- The Roscosmos Progress 89 cargo craft departs the vicinity of the International Space Station after undocking from the orbital outpost's Zvezda service module.
iss072e277987 (Nov. 23, 2024) --- The Progress 90 cargo craft nears the International Space Station for a docking to the Poisk module delivering nearly three tons of food, fuel, and supplies replenishing the Expedition 72 crew.
iss073e0000701 (April 22, 2025) --- The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft, with its nosecone open, approaches the International Space Station for an automated docking to the Harmony module's space-facing port. Dragon delivered about 6,700 pounds of new science experiments and crew supplies replenishing the Expedition 73 crew.
iss073e0000431 (April 22, 2025) --- The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft, with its nosecone open, approaches the International Space Station for an automated docking to the Harmony module's space-facing port. Dragon delivered about 6,700 pounds of new science experiments and crew supplies replenishing the Expedition 73 crew.
iss073e0000707 (April 22, 2025) --- The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft, with its nosecone open, approaches the International Space Station for an automated docking to the Harmony module's space-facing port. Dragon delivered about 6,700 pounds of new science experiments and crew supplies replenishing the Expedition 73 crew.
iss073e0000706 (April 22, 2025) --- The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft, with its nosecone open, approaches the International Space Station for an automated docking to the Harmony module's space-facing port. Dragon delivered about 6,700 pounds of new science experiments and crew supplies replenishing the Expedition 73 crew.
iss073e0001147 (April 22, 2025) --- The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft, with its nosecone open, approaches the International Space Station for an automated docking to the Harmony module's space-facing port. Dragon delivered about 6,700 pounds of new science experiments and crew supplies replenishing the Expedition 73 crew.
iss073e0000702 (April 22, 2025) --- The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft, with its nosecone open, approaches the International Space Station for an automated docking to the Harmony module's space-facing port. Dragon delivered about 6,700 pounds of new science experiments and crew supplies replenishing the Expedition 73 crew.
iss072e277993 (Nov. 23, 2024) --- The Progress 90 cargo craft approaches the International Space Station as both spacecraft orbit 260 miles above the Atlantic Ocean south of the island nation of the Republic of Cabo Verde. The Progress 90 was carrying nearly three tons of food, fuel, and supplies to replenish the Expedition 72 crew.
iss073e0284397 (July 5, 2025) --- Roscosmos' Progress 92 cargo craft carrying nearly 3,000 pounds of food, fuel, and supplies for the Expedition 73 crew approaches the International Space Station for an automated docking to the orbital outpost's Poisk module.
iss073e0424353 (Aug. 7, 2025) --- The Progress 92 cargo craft is pictured docked to the International Space Station one month after docking to the Poisk module and delivering about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the Expedition 73 crew.
iss058e002813 (Jan. 13, 2019) --- The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft begins its departure from the International Space Station moments after being released from the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm. Featured prominently in the lower foreground is one of two cymbal-shaped UltraFlex solar arrays attached to the Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply ship. The orbital complex was orbiting 255 miles above Australia's Northern Territory at the time this photograph was taken.
iss058e011396 (Feb. 8, 2019) --- The Cygnus cargo craft from Northrop Grumman is pictured firmly in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm just before its release from the International Space Station.
iss058e011813 (Feb. 8, 2019) --- The Cygnus cargo craft from Northrop Grumman is pictured in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm moments before its release as the International Space Station was orbiting over the Pacific Ocean.
iss058e001534 (Dec. 28, 2018) --- The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft is pictured attached to the International Space Station's Harmony module as the orbital complex flew 256 miles above Alaska's Aleutian Islands in the Bering Sea.
iss058e000081 (Dec. 22, 2018) --- The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft and the Canadarm2 robotic arm are pictured attached to the International Space Station as the orbital complex was 251 miles above the Atlantic Ocean about to fly over Morocco.
iss058e002592 (Jan. 9, 2019) --- The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft is pictured attached to the International Space Station's Harmony module as the orbital complex flew 258 miles above the Indian Ocean off the eastern coast of South Africa.
iss058e011814 (Feb. 8, 2019) --- The Cygnus cargo craft from Northrop Grumman is released from the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm as the International Space Station was orbiting over the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Peru.
iss058e011816 (Feb. 8, 2019) --- The Cygnus cargo craft from Northrop Grumman begins its departure from the International Space Station as both spacecraft were orbiting 252 miles over the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Peru.
iss058e001781 (Dec. 31, 2018) --- The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft is pictured attached to the International Space Station almost 257 miles above Quebec on New Year's Eve. The complex was flying into an orbital sunrise on a northwest to southeast track about to cross the Atlantic Ocean.
iss058e011815 (Feb. 8, 2019) --- The Cygnus cargo craft from Northrop Grumman begins its departure from the International Space Station as both spacecraft were orbiting 252 miles over the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Peru.
iss071e418230 (Aug. 6, 2024) --- Northrop Grumman's Cygnus cargo craft, carrying 8,200 pounds of science and supplies, approaches the International Space Station for a capture with the Canadarm2 robotic arm commanded by Expedition 71 Flight Engineer Matthew Dominick of NASA. The maneuver marked the 50th free-flying capture for the Canadarm2 robotic arm.
iss058e002241 (Jan. 7, 2019) --- The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft is pictured attached to the International Space Station's Harmony module as the orbital complex orbited 261 miles above the Indian Ocean southeast of the continent of Africa. The Canadarm2 robotic arm vertically splits the frame prior to grappling the spacecraft ahead of planned departure activities.
iss071e416851 (Aug. 6, 2024) --- Northrop Grumman's Cygnus cargo craft, carrying 8,200 pounds of science and supplies, approaches the International Space Station for a capture with the Canadarm2 robotic arm commanded by Expedition 71 Flight Engineer Matthew Dominick of NASA. The maneuver marked the 50th free-flying capture for the Canadarm2 robotic arm.
Control boards pictured in the International Space Stations Cupola during rendezvous and capture operations of the Orbital Sciences Cygnus cargo craft.
iss069e037006 (July 26, 2023) --- The ISS Progress 84 cargo craft is pictured docked to the Poisk module on the International Space Station.
iss070e001769 (Oct. 4, 2023) --- The Roscosmos Progress 84 cargo craft is pictured docked to the International Space Station's Poisk module.
iss067e110331 (June 3, 2022) --- The Progress 81 cargo craft approaches the International Space Station for a docking to the Zvezda service module's rear port.
iss051e040813 (May 10, 2017) --- The Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo craft is pictured as the International Space Station orbits above the state of Florida, The Bahamas and the country of Cuba.
iss068e025336 (Nov. 27, 2022) --- The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft, loaded with over 7,700 pounds of science, supplies, and cargo, approaches the International Space Station for a docking.
iss056e073550 (July 2, 2018) --- The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft is pictured approaching the International Space Station during an orbital night period.
iss069e014407 (May 26, 2023) --- The ISS Progress 84 cargo craft from Roscosmos is pictured docked to the International Space Station's Poisk module.
The Orbital Sciences Cygnus commercial craft begins its relative separation from the International Space Station after three weeks at the station.
iss067e043497 (May 13, 2022) --- The Leading End Effector (LEE) is the portion of the Canadarm2 robotic arm that captures visiting cargo craft such as Northrop Grumman's Cygnus space freighter when commanded by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station. Mission controllers on the ground then take over and remotely guide the Canadarm2, with the captured cargo craft in the LEE's grip, and carefully install the vehicle to common berthing mechanisms on the orbiting lab.
ISS049e042858 (10/23/2016) --- Three vehicles are photographed while simultaneously attached to the International Space Station. They include Orbital ATK’s Cygnus cargo craft (left), the Russian Soyuz MS-01 vehicle (middle) which delivered crew members Kate Rubins, Takuya Onishi and Anatoly Ivanishin to space, and the Russian Progress 64 cargo craft (right.)
iss057e115431 (Dec. 8, 2018) --- The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft slowly approaches the International Space Station. Astronauts Alexander Gerst and Serena Auñón-Chancellor were monitoring Dragon from inside the cupola and preparing to slowly reach out and grapple the cargo craft with the Canadarm2 robotic arm. Dragon, packed with over 5,600 pounds of cargo, completed a three-day trip to the International Space Station that began with a launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida and ended with its installation and hatch opening on the Harmony module..
iss057e115424 (Dec. 8, 2018) --- The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft slowly approaches the International Space Station. Astronauts Alexander Gerst and Serena Auñón-Chancellor were monitoring Dragon from inside the cupola and preparing to slowly reach out and grapple the cargo craft with the Canadarm2 robotic arm. Dragon, packed with over 5,600 pounds of cargo, completed a three-day trip to the International Space Station that began with a launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida and ended with its installation and hatch opening on the Harmony module..
iss057e105887 (Nov. 22, 2018) --- Expedition 57 Commander Alexander Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency) peers out the International Space Station's "window to the world," the seven-windowed cupola. Just outside the cupola are two spacecraft including the Soyuz MS-09 crew craft and Northrop Grumman's Cygnus cargo craft with one of its cymbal-shaped UltraFlex solar arrays featuring prominently in the frame.
iss071e384199 (July 17, 2024) --- The Canadarm2 robotic arm's latching end effector, or LEE, is used to grapple fixtures on the International Space Station, as well as capture the approaching Cygnus cargo craft from Northrop Grumman and attach it to the Unity module for cargo transfer operations. 256 miles below the outpost is the Mediterranean coast of Libya and Egypt and the Greek island of Crete.
iss057e105773 (Nov. 22, 2018) --- Three spacecraft are pictured attached to the International Space Station as the orbital complex orbited 250 miles above the Bay of Bengal. At center is the Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo craft from the United States attached to the Unity module and still in the grip of the Canadarm2 robotic arm. To the right of Cygnus is the Russian Soyuz MS-09 crew ship from Roscosmos docked to the Rassvet module. At far right is the Russian Progress 70 cargo craft docked to the Poisk module.
iss070e129454 (March 23, 2024) --- The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft, on NASA's 30th Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-30) mission, approaches the International Space Station for a docking to the Harmony module's space-facing port.
iss068e035568 (Dec. 29, 2022) --- The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft is pictured docked to the International Space Station's space-facing port on the Harmony module. In the foreground, is the Dextre fine-tuned robotic hand attached to the Canadarm2 robotic arm.
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.
iss059e088952 (June 3, 2019) --- NASA astronaut Christina Koch closes the hatch in the vestibule between the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft and the Harmony module the day before the commercial space freighter departed the International Space Station.
iss063e033229 (June 28, 2020) --- The International Space Station, with the Progress 74 cargo craft in the foreground, is about to orbit over the Pacific coast of South America near the northern tip of Chile.
iss068e025187 (Nov. 27, 2022) --- The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft, loaded with over 7,700 pounds of science, supplies, and cargo, approaches the International Space Station while orbiting 259 miles above the African continent.
Distant view of the Orbital Sciences Cygnus cargo craft approaching the International Space Station, photographed by an Expedition 40 crew member. The two spacecraft converged at 6:36 a.m. (EDT) on July 16, 2014.
iss070e035483 (Dec. 3, 2023) --- The Progress 86 cargo craft approaches the International Space Station's Poisk module ahead of its docking at 6:18 a.m. EST.
iss070e022160 (Nov. 11, 2023) --- The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft, on the company's 29th commercial resupply mission for NASA, approaches the International Space Station while orbiting 261 miles above Indonesia's Savu Sea.
iss059e088998 (June 3, 2019) --- The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft on its 17th contracted mission to resupply mission to the International Space Station is pictured moments before being released from the Canadarm2 robotic arm.
iss063e025865 (June 10, 2020) --- Russia's Progress 74 cargo craft is pictured docked to the International Space Station's Pirs docking compartment as the orbital complex was orbiting over northern Iraq.
iss070e035477 (Dec. 3, 2023) --- The Progress 86 cargo craft approaches the International Space Station's Poisk module ahead of its docking at 6:18 a.m. EST.
iss069e053906 (Aug. 4, 2023) --- Northrop Grumman's Cygnus cargo craft is pictured from the International Space Station as it approaches while orbiting 261 miles above the coast of the Garabogazköl Basin in Turkmenistan.
iss054e022072 (Jan. 12, 2018) --- The International Space Station orbits above the Falkland Islands off the coast of the southern-most portion of Argentina on the continent of South America. In the upper-right of the photograph is the docked Progress 68 cargo craft.
iss070e022097 (Nov. 11, 2023) --- The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft, on the company's 29th commercial resupply mission for NASA, approaches the International Space Station while orbiting 261 miles above the Lesser Sunda Islands.
iss070e035485 (Dec. 3, 2023) --- The Progress 86 cargo craft approaches the International Space Station's Poisk module ahead of its docking at 6:18 a.m. EST.
iss068e025148 (Nov. 27, 2022) --- Flying 268 miles over southern Nigeria, the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft, loaded with over 7,700 pounds of science, supplies, and cargo, approaches the International Space Station.
iss070e023576 (Nov. 11, 2023) --- The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft, on the company's 29th commercial resupply mission for NASA, approaches the International Space Station while orbiting 261 miles above the Indian Ocean in between Australia and Indonesia.
iss071e124978 (May 28, 2024) --- The uncrewed Roscosmos Progress 86 cargo craft, packed with trash and obsolete gear, is poised to undock from the International Space Station's Poisk module ending a six-month cargo mission.
iss069e053879 (Aug. 4, 2023) --- Northrop Grumman's Cygnus cargo craft is pictured from the International Space Station as it approaches while orbiting 260 miles above the Euphrates River in Iraq.
iss065e056881 (May 3, 2021) --- The Soyuz MS-18 crew ship (foreground) and the ISS Progress 77 cargo craft are pictured docked to the International Space Station as it orbited 265 miles above South America.
iss064e005529 (Nov. 23, 2020) --- A pair of docked Russian spaceships, (from left) the Soyuz MS-17 crew ship and the Progress 76 cargo craft, are pictured as the International Space Station orbited above the South Atlantic Ocean.
iss051e031894 (May 1, 2017) --- The Progress 66 cargo craft is seen docked to the Pirs docking compartment as the International Space Station orbits about 250 miles above Earth.
iss059e089342 (June 3, 2019) --- The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft on its 17th contracted mission to resupply mission to the International Space Station is in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm moments before being released.
iss051e035113 (May 2, 2017) --- The Soyuz MS-03 crew ship (foreground) and the Progress 66 cargo craft are pictured as the International Space Station orbits about 250 miles above Earth.
iss071e464298 (Aug. 13, 2024) --- The Progress 87 cargo craft, packed with trash and discarded gear, departs the International Space Station following a six-month resupply mission docked to the Zvezda service module's rear port.
iss071e489468 (Aug. 17, 2024) --- The Progress 89 cargo craft approaches the International Space Station above Earth's horizon in this photograph from the orbital outpost as it soared 257 miles above the Philippine Sea.
iss068e025344 (Nov. 27, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Josh Cassada is pictured inside the seven-window cupola as the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft approaches the International Space Station for a docking.
iss056e073506 (July 2, 2018) --- The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft is pictured approaching the International Space Station as both spacecraft were orbiting over the Greek island of Crete.
iss068e025158 (Nov. 27, 2022) --- The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft, loaded with over 7,700 pounds of science, supplies, and cargo, approaches the International Space Station while orbiting 259 miles above the African continent.
ISS041-E-020806 (23 Sept. 2014) --- Photographed by an Expedition 41 crew member from the windows of the Cupola, the SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo craft approaches the International Space Station on Sept. 23, 2014.
iss068e055642 (Feb. 18, 2023) --- The ISS Progress 82 cargo craft is pictured departing the vicinity of the International Space Station after undocking from the Poisk module ending a four-month resupply mission.
iss068e056697 (Feb. 18, 2023) --- The ISS Progress 82 cargo craft is pictured departing the vicinity of the International Space Station after undocking from the Poisk module ending a four-month resupply mission.
iss068e029376 (Dec. 12, 2022) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut and Expedition 68 Commander Sergey Prokopyev is pictured inside the vestibule between the ISS Progress 82 cargo craft and the Poisk module aboard the International Space Station.
iss060e014984 (July 29, 2019) --- Russia's Progress 72 cargo craft is pictured shortly before undocking from the Pirs docking compartment. The International Space Station was orbiting 262 miles above Mozambique when this photograph was taken.
iss069e053861 (Aug. 4, 2023) --- Northrop Grumman's Cygnus cargo craft is pictured from the International Space Station as it approaches while orbiting 261 miles above the coast of the Red Sea in Saudi Arabia.
iss059e088882 (June 3, 2019) --- The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft on its 17th contracted mission to resupply mission to the International Space Station is pictured just after being released from the Canadarm2 robotic arm.
iss070e128430 (March 23, 2024) --- Expedition 70 Flight Engineers Matthew Dominick and Loral O'Hara, both NASA astronauts, smile for a portrait shortly after the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft docked to the International Space Station.
iss070e023587 (Nov. 11, 2023) --- The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft, on the company's 29th commercial resupply mission for NASA, approaches the International Space Station while orbiting 261 miles above the Lesser Sunda Islands.
iss068e025351 (Nov. 27, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Nicole Mann is pictured inside the seven-window cupola as the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft approaches the International Space Station for a docking.
Distant view of the Orbital Sciences Cygnus cargo craft approaching the International Space Station, photographed by an Expedition 40 crew member. The two spacecraft converged at 6:36 a.m. (EDT) on July 16, 2014.
iss071e464295 (Aug. 13, 2024) --- The Progress 87 cargo craft, packed with trash and discarded gear, departs the International Space Station following a six-month resupply mission docked to the Zvezda service module's rear port.
iss066e008343 (Oct. 22, 2021) --- Russia's ISS Progress 78 cargo craft is pictured docked to the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module as the International Space Station orbited 273 miles above the south Pacific Ocean into an orbital sunset.
ISS009-E-18371 (14 August 2004) --- Backdropped against the blackness of space, an unpiloted Progress supply vehicle approaches the International Space Station (ISS). The Progress 15 resupply craft launched at 12:03 a.m. (CDT) on August 11, 2004 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to deliver almost three tons of food, fuel, oxygen, water and supplies to the Expedition 9 crewmembers onboard the Station. Progress docked to the aft port of the Zvezda Service Module at 12:01 a.m. (CDT) on August 14 as the two craft flew 225 statute miles over central Asia.
ISS009-E-18365 (14 August 2004) --- Backdropped against the blackness of space and airglow of Earth’s horizon, an unpiloted Progress supply vehicle approaches the International Space Station (ISS). The Progress 15 resupply craft launched at 12:03 a.m. (CDT) on August 11, 2004 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to deliver almost three tons of food, fuel, oxygen, water and supplies to the Expedition 9 crewmembers onboard the Station. Progress docked to the aft port of the Zvezda Service Module at 12:01 a.m. (CDT) on August 14 as the two craft flew 225 statute miles over central Asia.
ISS009-E-08849 (27 May 2004) --- Backdropped by the blackness of space, an unpiloted Progress supply vehicle approaches the International Space Station (ISS). The Progress 14 resupply craft launched at 7:34 a.m. (CDT) on May 25, 2004 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to deliver 2 ½ tons of food, water, fuel and supplies to the Expedition 9 crewmembers onboard the Station. Progress docked to the aft port of the Zvezda Service Module at 8:55 a.m. (CDT) on May 27 as the two craft flew 230 statute miles above Central Asia.
ISS009-E-08847 (27 May 2004) --- Backdropped by the blackness of space and Earth’s horizon, an unpiloted Progress supply vehicle approaches the International Space Station (ISS). The Progress 14 resupply craft launched at 7:34 a.m. (CDT) on May 25, 2004 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to deliver 2 ½ tons of food, water, fuel and supplies to the Expedition 9 crewmembers onboard the Station. Progress docked to the aft port of the Zvezda Service Module at 8:55 a.m. (CDT) on May 27 as the two craft flew 230 statute miles above Central Asia.
ISS009-E-08854 (27 May 2004) --- Backdropped by the blackness of space, an unpiloted Progress supply vehicle approaches the International Space Station (ISS). The Progress 14 resupply craft launched at 7:34 a.m. (CDT) on May 25, 2004 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to deliver 2 ½ tons of food, water, fuel and supplies to the Expedition 9 crewmembers onboard the Station. Progress docked to the aft port of the Zvezda Service Module at 8:55 a.m. (CDT) on May 27 as the two craft flew 230 statute miles above Central Asia.
iss071e416716 (Aug. 6, 2024) --- Northrop Grumman's Cygnus cargo craft, carrying 8,200 pounds of science and supplies, approaches the International Space Station for a capture with the Canadarm2 robotic arm commanded by Expedition 71 Flight Engineer Matthew Dominick of NASA. The maneuver marked the 50th free-flying capture for the Canadarm2 robotic arm. The orbital outpost was soaring 262 miles above central Iran at the time of this photograph.
iss058e002666 (Jan. 13, 2019) --- The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft is pictured in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm before its release and departure from the International Space Station. Featured prominently in the lower foreground is one of two cymbal-shaped UltraFlex solar arrays attached to the Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply ship. The orbital complex was orbiting 254 miles above East Asia at the time this photograph was taken.
iss071e417237 (Aug. 6, 2024) --- Northrop Grumman's Cygnus cargo craft, with its prominent cymbal-shaped UltraFlex solar arrays, is pictured in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm shortly after its capture was commanded by Expedition 71 Flight Engineer Matthew Dominick of NASA. The maneuver marked the 50th free-flying capture for the Canadarm2 robotic arm. The International Space Station was orbiting 262 miles above the Mediterranean Sea at the time of this photograph.
ISS008-E-13948 (31 January 2004) --- Backdropped by a blue and white Earth, an unpiloted Progress supply vehicle approaches the International Space Station (ISS). The Progress 13 resupply craft launched at 5:58 a.m. (CST) on January 29, 2004 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to deliver 2 ½ tons of food, fuel, spare parts and supplies to the Expedition 8 crewmembers onboard the orbital outpost. Progress docked to the aft port of the Zvezda Service Module at 7:13 a.m. (CST) on January 31 as the two craft flew 230 statute miles above Central Asia.
ISS008-E-13951 (31 January 2004) --- Backdropped by a blue and white Earth, an unpiloted Progress supply vehicle approaches the International Space Station (ISS). The Progress 13 resupply craft launched at 5:58 a.m. (CST) on January 29, 2004 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to deliver 2 ½ tons of food, fuel, spare parts and supplies to the Expedition 8 crewmembers onboard the orbital outpost. Progress docked to the aft port of the Zvezda Service Module at 7:13 a.m. (CST) on January 31 as the two craft flew 230 statute miles above Central Asia.
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Soyuz booster and its ISS Progress 45 cargo craft rolled to the launch pad in bone-chilling weather on October 28, 2011 in preparation for launch October 31 to send the unmanned Russian resupply vehicle to the International Space Station. The launch will be the first for this configuration of the Soyuz booster rocket since a third-stage engine failure in flight August 24 that resulted in the loss of the previous Progress cargo craft, the ISS Progress 44. ISS Progress 45 is loaded with almost three tons of food, fuel and supplies for the residents of the orbital laboratory. Credit: NASA