* Astronomy

U.S. Cargo Craft Arrives at Space Station

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On Dec. 9, three days after its launch atop an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo craft arrived at the International Space Station with more than three tons of supplies and experiments to the station residents. This was the first flight of an enhanced Cygnus spacecraft to the station featuring greater payload capacity and the first Cygnus mission using the Atlas V launch system.