iss070e098166 (Feb. 22, 2024) --- ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and Expedition 70 Commander Andreas Mogensen removes the multipurpose experiment platform (MPEP) from the Kibo laboratory module's airlock. External science payloads are attached to the MPEP which is then placed inside Kibo's airlock. Next, the airlock is depressurized before the Japanese robotic arm grapples the MPEP and places it on Kibo's Exposed Facility where external science experiments are deployed.
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