Only one of the cargo ship's two round solar panels opened following liftoff. Flight controllers tried to open the stuck panel but were able to draw enough power with just one.
The Pillars of Creation is a vista of three looming towers made of interstellar dust and gas that's speckled with newly formed stars.A Northrop Grumman capsule delivered several tons of supplies to the International Space Station on Wednesday despite a jammed solar panel.James Webb Space Telescope capturing a new detailed snapshot of iconic 'Pillars of Creation."
As the capsule made its slow approach, the space station crew took pictures so engineers might understand what went wrong. NASA astronaut Nicole Mann then used the station's robot arm to grab the spacecraft, dubbed the S.S. Sally Ride in honor of America's first woman in space.
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Solar panel trouble on cargo capsule bound for space stationCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A Northrop Grumman cargo capsule ran into trouble with a solar panel after Monday's liftoff to the International Space Station. Only one of the two solar panels on the Cygnus capsule opened successfully following the predawn liftoff from Virginia.
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Cargo ship reaches space station despite jammed solar panelOnly one of the cargo ship's two round solar panels opened following liftoff. Flight controllers tried to open the stuck panel but were able to draw enough power with just one.
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Cargo ship reaches space station despite jammed solar panelOnly one of the cargo ship's two round solar panels opened following liftoff. Flight controllers tried to open the stuck panel but were able to draw enough power with just one.
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