Watch private freighter leave space station early Tuesday for fiery death - Space.com

A private cargo spacecraft will leave the International Space Station (ISS) early Tuesday (June 28), and you can watch its departure live.

Piers Sellers, after the late NASA astronaut and climate scientist — arrived at the International Space Station with more than 8,300 pounds (3,760 kilograms) of scientific experiments and other supplies on Feb.

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"This reboost of the ISS using Cygnus adds a critical capability to help maintain and support the space station," Steve Krein, vice president, civil and commercial space, tactical space systems at Northrop Grumman, said in a statement (opens in new tab).

"It also demonstrates the enormous capability Cygnus offers the ISS and future space exploration efforts.".

— In photos: Antares rocket launches Cygnus NG-12 cargo craft to space station.

— International Space Station shines in gorgeous fly-around photos by Crew Dragon astronauts .

Piers Sellers was the 17th Cygnus to fly to the space station.

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Michael Wall is a Senior Space Writer with Space.com (opens in new tab) and joined the team in 2010. He primarily covers exoplanets, spaceflight and military space, but has been known to dabble in the space art beat. His book about the search for alien life, "Out There," was published on Nov.

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