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Cygnus cargo ship delivers 4 tons of supplies to space station, including new zero-gravity toilet – CBS News
Cargo aboard the supply ship included science equipment and a new “female-friendly” zero-gravity toilet for the astronauts.
A Northrop Grumman Cygnus supply ship wrapped up an automated rendezvous with the International Space Station early Monday, bringing 7,800 pounds of cargo the outpost including research materials, a redesigned “female-friendly” toilet and a high-resolution virtual reality camera.
Sailing high above Egypt and the Gulf of Suez, commander Chris Cassidy, operating the lab’s robot arm, locked onto a grapple fixture at the base of the Cygnus at 5:32 a.m. EDT, two-and-a-half days after its launch atop…
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