We’re just about to get underway with the ExoLab experiment!
This weekend an Antares rocket launched from Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. It was carrying the Cygnus spacecraft with more than 7000 pounds of experiments and supplies to the International Space Station.
Watch the launch:
Along with the payload is our ExoLab experiment! The Cygnus was grappled by Italian astronaut Paulo Nespoli who controlled Canadarm early Tuesday morning and then docked with the ISS. 16 bolts were remotely driven to hard dock the spacecraft to the space station.
Watch the grapple maneuver:
ExoLab and other payloads in cold storage will have priority on unloading. Once installed and tested by an astronaut, we will be begin our experiment Thursday, November 16th.
It's kind of like those cheating claw machines, except it dosen't cheat
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