page_title: Cygnus CRS OA-6
hierarchical_section_title: Cygnus CRS OA-6
caption_attribution_description: English: The Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo ship arrives at the International Space Station. It has now docked on the station's Earth-facing port of the Unity module via the CanadArm 2 robotic arm. The spacecraft's arrival supports the crew members' research "off the Earth to benefit the Earth". The Cygnus is delivering more than 7,700 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory to support dozens of approximately 250 science and research investigations that will occur during Expeditions 47 and 48. Beginning with this mission, Cygnus is equipped with a NanoRacks External Cygnus Deployer for CubeSats that will provide opportunities for small satellites to be deployed from Cygnus after the vehicle departs from the ISS.
context_page_description: Cygnus CRS OA-6, also known as Orbital ATK CRS-6, is the sixth flight of the Orbital ATK uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its fifth flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. The mission launched on March 23rd, 2016 at 11:05 PM.
  The Cygnus spacecraft for this mission is named the S.S. Rick Husband in honor of astronaut Rick Husband.
context_section_description: Cygnus CRS OA-6, also known as Orbital ATK CRS-6, is the sixth flight of the Orbital ATK uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its fifth flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. The mission launched on March 23rd, 2016 at 11:05 PM.
  The Cygnus spacecraft for this mission is named the S.S. Rick Husband in honor of astronaut Rick Husband.
caption: Cygnus CRS OA-6 approaching the ISS on 26 March 2016
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