NG-12: S.S. Alan Bean Cygnus departure

Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft, dubbed the S.S. Alan Bean, was unberthed from the International Space Station’s Unity module and released by the Canadarm2 robotic arm on 31 January 2020, at 14:35 UTC (09:35 EST). Cygnus demonstrated a new release position for departure operations and the first ground-controlled release. Credit: NASA Music: Waltz of the Flowers by Tchaikovsky courtesy of YouTube Audio Library #Cygnus