Cygnus 2 reentry
ISS040-E-098545 (17 Aug. 2014) --- One of the Expedition 40 crew members aboard the International Space Station recorded this image of the Orbital Sciences Corporation's Cygnus cargo carrier spacecraft breaking up in Earth's atmosphere after being released from the orbital outpost. The breakup started around 13:22 GMT on Aug. 17, 2014 and this photo was taken at 13:23:08 GMT.
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NASA ID
iss040e098545
Date Created
August 17, 2014
Center
JSC
Media Type
image
Photographer
Alex Gerst
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