Space station supply ship exits, now packing trash

A commercial cargo ship has ended its month-long space station visit. Astronauts aboard the International Space Station released the Cygnus supply ship, now full of trash for disposal early Friday. They parted company 260 miles (420 kilometers) above Africa’s southwest coast. Orbital Sciences Corp. launched the Cygnus from Virginia in mid-July under a NASA contract. The unmanned craft hauled more than 3,000 pounds (1,400 kilograms) of crucial cargo to the orbiting outpost. Now it’s loaded with rubbish, some 3,500 pounds’ (1,600 kilograms’) worth. More

(Source: WAVY-TV - Aug 16)