
Astronaut Bob Hines monitors an Astrobee robotic free-flyer as it tests its ability to autonomously navigate and maneuver using smartphone…

Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti is pictured inside the vestibule between the Unity module and the Cygnus space freighter.

Astronaut Bob Hines is pictured inside the vestibule between the Unity module and the Cygnus space freighter.

Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus space freighter is positioned away from the International Space Station in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic…

Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus space freighter is positioned away from the International Space Station in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic…

Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus space freighter is positioned away from the International Space Station in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic…

Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus space freighter is positioned away from the International Space Station in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic…

The Cygnus space freighter is pictured attached to the Unity module as the orbiting lab flew above the south Atlantic…

The CAPSTONE mission launched at 5:55 a.m. EDT (09:55 UTC) on Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket from New Zealand.

A Rocket Lab Electron rocket that will carry the Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) spacecraft…