Space Station Supply Ship Departs With 3,500 Pounds of Trash

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After hanging out at the International Space Station for a month, a commercial cargo ship is diving toward Earth — and it's filled to the brim with more than 3,000 pounds of garbage

Astronauts living on board the ISS used a robotic arm to release the Cygnus supply ship around 5 a.m. ET on Friday, parting ways as the station whizzed 260 miles above Africa's southwest coast.

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Preparing to release the #Cygnus cargo spaceship from #ISS in 50 mins w/ robotic arm. Watch live from 10:15 UTC on http://t.co/ZVBZOWgZzn

— Alexander Gerst (@Astro_Alex) August 15, 2014 Read more...

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