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iss057e103653 (Nov. 19, 2018) --- Northrop Grumman's Cygnus space freighter with its prominent cymbal-shaped UltraFlex solar arrays is pictured in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm as it is remotely maneuvered by ground controllers towards the Earth-facing port of the Unity module. Both spacecraft were orbiting 259 miles above the Andes mountains in South America.