Nanoracks CUBESAT launcher
ISS040-E-103506 (19 Aug. 2014) --- In the grasp of the Japanese robotic arm, the CubeSat deployer is about to release a pair of NanoRacks CubeSat miniature satellites. The Planet Labs Dove satellites that were carried to the International Space Station aboard the Orbital Sciences Cygnus commercial cargo craft are being deployed between Aug. 19 and Aug. 25. The station?s Kibo laboratory is at top right. A blue and white part of Earth and the blackness of space provide the backdrop for the scene.
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iss040e103506
Date Created
August 19, 2014
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Alex Gerst
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