NG-11: SS Roger Chaffee Cygnus departure

Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft, dubbed the SS Roger Chaffee, departed the International Space Station on 6 August 2019, at 16:16 UTC (12:15 EDT). The NG-11 Cygnus Cargo Delivery Spacecraft is named in honor of the American astronaut Roger Chaffe, the pilot of the Apollo 1 spacecraft, the first manned mission of the Apollo program. Cygnus delivered about 3450 kilograms (7600 pounds) of cargo to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA #Cygnus