1.0The Escapisthttps://www.escapistmagazine.comGeorge Rule Legacy Authorhttps://www.escapistmagazine.com/author/ruley/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="8yIsywgq0Y"><a href="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/iss-bids-farewell-to-cygnus-space-freighter/">ISS Bids Farewell to Cygnus Space Freighter</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/iss-bids-farewell-to-cygnus-space-freighter/embed/#?secret=8yIsywgq0Y" width="600" height="338" title="“ISS Bids Farewell to Cygnus Space Freighter” — The Escapist" data-secret="8yIsywgq0Y" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> Image Source: NASA Canadarm2 releases the resupply freighter from the International Space Station, bringing Orbital Sciences’ demonstration flight to a close. Government run cargo resupply missions to the ISS are becoming much less frequent. NASA famously decommissioned the Space Shuttle in 2011 and the ESA announced it would end its use of the Automated Transfer Vehicle after its final flight in 2014. Only the governments of Russia and Japan will continue to operate resupply missions. NASA has since turned to the private sector to take over its duty of keeping the ISS supplied. Earlier this morning, the first freighter to […]http://cdn.themis-media.com/media/global/images/library/deriv/617/617447.jpg