Cygnus XL CRS-23 Cargo Spacecraft Arrival | International Space Station
Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft, carrying over 11,000 pounds of new science and supplies for the Expedition 73 crew, is pictured in the grips of the International Space Station's Canadarm2 robotic arm following its capture. Both spacecraft were orbiting 257 miles above Tanzania.
Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL cargo craft is pictured moments before its capture with the International Space Station's Canadarm2 robotic arm.
The 57.7-foot-long Canadarm2 robotic arm extends from a grapple fixture on the International Space Station as it soared into an orbital sunrise 260 miles above the Philippine Sea.
Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL cargo craft approaches the International Space Station during orbital nighttime as both spacecraft were orbiting 261 miles above the Pacific Ocean.
Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL cargo craft approaches the International Space Station as both spacecraft were orbiting 261 miles above Mongolia.
Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft, carrying over 11,000 pounds of new science and supplies for the Expedition 73 crew, is pictured before and after its capture by the International Space Station's Canadarm2 robotic arm on September 18, 2025. Both spacecraft were orbiting 257 miles above Namibia. Cygnus XL is Northrop Grumman's expanded version of its previous Cygnus cargo craft increasing its payload capacity and pressurized cargo volume.
This mission is the first flight of the Cygnus XL, the larger, more cargo-capable version of the company’s solar-powered spacecraft. Northrop Grumman has named the spacecraft the S.S. William “Willie” C. McCool, in honor of the NASA astronaut that perished in 2003 during the space shuttle Columbia accident.
More than 15 payloads sponsored by the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory are aboard. These projects could help improve medicine production, make the orbit around Earth safer, and enhance technology used in television, computer, and smartphone screens. The research aboard Cygnus aims to reduce harmful microbes, improve medication production, manage fuel pressure, and refine semiconductor crystals for next-generation technologies.
Learn more: https://go.nasa.gov/4m1jktI
Image Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center
Date: Sept. 18, 2025
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