{"id":15188,"date":"2026-03-12T12:02:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T16:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/cygnus-xl-spacecraft-departing-station-soon-live-on-nasa\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T12:02:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T16:02:25","slug":"cygnus-xl-spacecraft-departing-station-soon-live-on-nasa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/cygnus-xl-spacecraft-departing-station-soon-live-on-nasa\/","title":{"rendered":"Cygnus XL Spacecraft Departing Station Soon Live on NASA+"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cygnus XL Spacecraft Departing Station Soon Live on NASA+<\/h2>\n

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Northrop Grumman\u2019s Cygnus XL cargo craft is pictured in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm following its capture on Sept. 18, 2025. Cygnus XL is Northrop Grumman\u2019s expanded version of its previous Cygnus cargo craft increasing its payload capacity and pressurized cargo volume.<\/div>\n
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Live coverage of the departure of Northrop Grumman\u2019s Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft from the\u00a0International Space Station<\/a>\u00a0is underway\u00a0on\u00a0NASA+<\/a>,\u00a0Amazon Prime<\/a>, and the agency\u2019s\u00a0YouTube<\/a>\u00a0channel.\u00a0The spacecraft\u2019s\u00a0release\u00a0is\u00a0scheduled for\u00a07:05\u00a0a.m. EDT.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Flight controllers on the ground will send commands for the space station\u2019s Canadarm2 robotic arm to detach the Cygnus XL spacecraft from the Unity module\u2019s Earth-facing port and maneuver it into position for release.\u00a0ESA\u202f(European Space Agency)\u202fastronaut Sophie Adenot will\u202fmonitor\u00a0Cygnus\u2019 systems as it\u202fdeparts.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

Cygnus\u202fXL\u202fwill\u202fbe commanded to\u00a0deorbit\u00a0on\u00a0Saturday,\u202fMarch\u202f14,\u00a0to\u202f dispose of several thousand pounds of trash\u00a0during\u00a0its re-entry into Earth\u2019s atmosphere, where it will harmlessly burn up.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

The\u202fNorthrop Grumman\u202fspacecraft\u00a0launched<\/a>\u00a0in September\u202f2025\u00a0on\u00a0a SpaceX Falcon 9\u00a0\u202f\u00a0rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This mission was the first flight of the larger, more cargo-capable version of the solar-powered spacecraft.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

Northrop Grumman named the spacecraft the S.S. William \u201cWillie\u201d McCool in honor of the NASA astronaut who perished in 2003 during the space shuttle Columbia accident.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

Learn more about station activities by following the <\/em>space station blog<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>@space_station<\/em><\/a> on X, as well as the <\/em>ISS Facebook<\/em><\/a> and <\/em>ISS Instagram<\/em><\/a> accounts.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Mark A. Garcia <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Live coverage of the departure of the Northrop Grumman\u2019s uncrewed Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft from the International Space Station is underway on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency\u2019s YouTube channel. The spacecraft\u2019s release from the robotic arm is scheduled for 7 a.m. EDT. Continue reading → <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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