Space

Supply ship departs space station after 5 weeks

By Marcia Dunn
Published February 18, 2014 5:00am ET
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Supply ship departs space station after 5 weeks
In this photo provided by NASA, the Cygnus supply ship is released from the International Space Station on Tuesday. (AP Photo/NASA) | AP

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The International Space Station has one less capsule and a lot less trash.

A commercial cargo ship ended its five-week visit Tuesday morning. NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins used the space station’s big robot arm to release the capsule, called Cygnus, as the orbiting lab sailed 260 miles above the South Atlantic.

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