28 Sep
2013
28 Sep
'13
1:13 p.m.
Here is another news item that is best sent now rather than waiting for the news cycle.
NASA TV will televise the arrival and docking of Cygnus at the International Space Station. The schedule (as of now) is:
Sunday, September 29
08:30 UTC (4:30 a.m. EDT: Cygnus rendezvous, grapple and berthing coverage begins on NASA Television.
11:15 UTC (7:15 a.m. EDT): Grapple of Cygnus by International Space Station's Canadarm2 robotic arm
13:15 UTC (9:15 a.m. EDT): Cygnus berthing to Earth-facing port of Harmony node begins
17:00 UTC (1 p.m. EDT): Cygnus Post-Capture News Conference
-- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm@amsat.org Editor, AMSAT Journal