See: Cargo Spaceship and International Space Station Docking

The space freighter is carrying nearly 3,4 tons of food and scientific equipment, such as 3D printers and robotic grippers, to the International Space Station, reports Al Jazeera.

Among the cargo is a camera that will serve the astronauts in researching the meteor shower that falls to earth.

Orbital ATK's CRS-6 Cygnus lifted off late Tuesday evening CET for the International Space Station from Cape Canaveral Air Force Base in Florida.

The Russian Soyuz space capsule, carrying two Russian and one American astronaut, docked with the ISS on March 19 and the new crew entered the orbiting laboratory.