Outerspace — Astronauts on the International Space Station will enjoy a holiday feast this Easter after successfully docking Northrop Grumman Corp.'s Cygnus spacecraft with the station's robotic arm this morning.
The metal basket weighs a whopping 7,600 lbs (3,447 kilograms.)
The crew has been working Friday morning to bring in the cargo which includes a turkey, shrimp cocktail and a plethora of desserts!
Also on the Cygnus are 3,459 pounds (1,569 kg) of scientific investigations, 53 pounds (24 kg) of equipment for spacewalks, 1,384 pounds (628 kg) of vehicle hardware, 10 pounds (5 kg) of computer resources, and 77 pounds (35 kg) of Northrop-Grumman hardware to the station. Of the net 7,575 pounds (3,436 kg) of cargo, 6,971 pounds (3,162 kg) is pressurized.
Also in the payload a 527 pounds (239 kg) — NanoRacks deployer that will go on the outside of the space station.