[The U.S. "Cygnus" cargo spacecraft ends its mission and leaves the International Space Station] On October 10th, the "Cygnus" cargo spacecraft of the U.S. cargo spacecraft developer Northrop Grumman completed its mission of transporting scientific research materials and supplies to the International Space Station on the 9th and left the space station. According to NASA, at 12:44 EDT on the 9th (0044 Beijing time on the 10th), the space station astronauts released the "Cygnus" cargo spacecraft by operating the robotic arm. According to the plan, the spacecraft will deorbit on the 12th, re-enter the earth's atmosphere, and burn up safely during the re-entry process. The "Cygnus" spacecraft took off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Florida on April 11 this year aboard the "Falcon 9" rocket of the US Space Exploration Technology Company, transporting about 5 tons of scientific research materials and supplies to the space station.