On December 18, 2017 at 12:54 UTC the US "Cygnus” (CRS OA-8 “Eugene Cernan”) unmanned supply spacecraft was deorbited. The spacecraft re-entered the atmosphere and burned up over the South Pacific Ocean. Packed with trash and other equipment tagged for disposal, an Orbital Sciences Corp. “Cygnus” spacecraft plunged back into the atmosphere over the uninhabited Pacific Ocean. It was the 8th flight of "Cygnus” to the ISS. Attachments: |