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iss060e081678 (Sept. 29, 2019) --- The H-II Transfer Vehicle-8 (HTV-8) from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is pictured attached to the International Space Station's Harmony module. The Canadarm2 robotic arm, with the Dextre "robotic hand" attached, is poised to remove the HTV-8 exposed pallet loaded with new lithium-ion batteries for installation and activation on the station during a series of spacewalks. The orbiting complex was flying 258 miles above Sudan about to cross the Gulf of Aden.
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