Cygnus Spacecraft Successfully Attaches to International Space Station

Two private American companies are now responsible for hauling cargo to the International Space Station.

Orbital Sciences' Cygnus spacecraft attached to the orbiting laboratory Monday by 8:44 a.m., a first for the cargo ship. The rendezvous was nearly flawless, according to officials with NASA and the private company.

The historic arrival of the Cygnus spacecraft at the space station Sunday morning makes Dulles, Va.-based Orbital Sciences the second private, American company to rendezvous with the station

"It's certainly a great day to fly in space," Holly Ridings, NASA flight director, said during a news conference Monday. Read more...

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