U. S. Commercial Cargo Ship Departs the Space Station Headed for a Destructive Reentry

Orbital ATKs Cygnus cargo ship, dubbed the SS Alan Poindexter, was released from the International Space Stations robotic arm Nov. 21, bound for a destructive entry over the Pacific Ocean after delivering some three tons of supplies and scientific experiments to the orbital outpost. Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough of NASA released Cygnus with the assistance of Flight Engineer Thomas Pesquet of ESA (European Space Agency) to complete Cygnus monthlong supply run to the station. Now filled with t