The Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft is pictured in the grip of the Canadarm2 robotic arm

iss075e0189493 (Oct. 9, 2026) --- Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft is pictured in the grip of the Canadarm2 robotic arm moments before its release into Earth orbit after a nearly six‑month stay attached to the International Space Station’s Unity module. The orbital outpost was soaring 263 miles above the Indian Ocean, off the coast of Madagascar, at the time of this photograph.