Private Cargo Ship Brings Easter Feast to the Space Station

Cygnus capsule arrives at the International Space Station with food galore, following a 1 1/2-day journey from Virginia, on April 19, 2019. NASA TV via AP

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—A private cargo ship brought the makings of an Easter feast to the International Space Station on April 19, along with mice and little flying robots.

Space station astronaut Anne McClain used a robot arm to capture Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus capsule as they soared 258 miles (415 kilometers) above France.