Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft, with its two prominent cymbal-shaped UltraFlex solar arrays, departs the International Space Station moments after being released from the grasp of the Canadarm2 robotic arm completing its resupply mission.

The Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft departs the International Space Station

iss074e0379134 (March 12, 2026) --- Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft, with its two prominent cymbal-shaped UltraFlex solar arrays, departs the International Space Station moments after being released from the grasp of the Canadarm2 robotic arm completing its resupply mission.

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The Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft departs the International Space Station