HTV approach
iss020e041303 (Sept. 17, 2009) --- The Canadarm2 robotic arm reaches out to grapple the Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) before installing the HTV to the Harmony module's Earth-facing port on the International Space Station. This was the Canadarm2's first free-flying capture of a spacecraft and the first flight of the HTV cargo craft from JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency).
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iss020e041303
Date Created
September 17, 2009
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JSC
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Photographer
Roman Romanenko
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