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The NG-18 Cygnus spacecraft departed the International Space Station and burned up in Earth's atmosphere the following day. Astronaut Frank Rubio called the time-lapse a "great example of basic orbital dynamics in motion," according to a NASA Twitter post.

Credit: NASA
Music: Quest for the Skies by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen / courtesy of Epidemic Sound
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