Streaks of light and flames as the Orbital Sciences Corporation commercial cargo craft Cygnus burns up entering the Earth's atmosphere after a month attached to the International Space Station August 15, 2014 in Earth Orbit. Cygnus is designed to burn up after successfully delivering cargo to the ISS.

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Streaks of light and flames as the Orbital Sciences Corporation commercial cargo craft Cygnus burns up entering the Earth's atmosphere after a month attached to the International Space Station August 15, 2014 in Earth Orbit. Cygnus is designed to burn up after successfully delivering cargo to the ISS.

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Location: Earth orbit
Photo credit: © NASA Photo / Alamy / Afripics
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