Air & Space Magazine Purple Skies for Cygnus ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet photographed the Cygnus cargo spacecraft as it approached the International Space Station to be captured by the robotic Canadarm2 last April. ESA / NASA July 17, 2017 Get our newsletter! Get our newsletter! You Might Also Like The Rebirth of “America by Air” January 31, 2018 The Dream is Aloft December 16, 2009 Asteroid Insurance January 28, 2010 On Those FAA Tower Closures March 27, 2013 Backgrounder: State of the Station November 1, 2003 Get the latest stories in your inbox every weekday. Email Powered by Salesforce Marketing Cloud (Privacy Notice / Terms & Conditions)