A scaled-down, two-man U.S.-Russian crew arrived at the International Space Station on April 20, six hours after blasting off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, a NASA TV broadcast showed.
Reuters: US-Russian crew reaches space station with one empty seat
This NASA TV image obtained November 22, 2016 shows the Orbital ATK Cygnus space freighter seen moments after being released from the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm on November 21, 2016. Expedition 50 robotic arm operators Shane Kimbrough of NASA and Thomas Pesquet of ESA (European Space Agency) commanded the International Space Stations Canadarm2 robotic arm to release the Cygnus spacecraft at 8:22 a.m. EST while the space station was flying 251 miles over the Pacific Ocean, off the west coast of Colombia. Earlier, ground controllers detached Cygnus from the station and maneuvered it into place for its departure. / AFP PHOTO / NASA / NASA / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT AFP PHOTO / NASA TV - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
