September 18th, 2009
ISS Canadarm2 Grabs Resupply Ship
In a true display of international cooperation, American flight engineer Nicole Stott, using Canada's Canadarm2, captured the Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV), with help from Belgium's Frank DeWinne and Canada's Robert Thirsk, under the direction of Russian ISS commander Gennady Padalka. The unpiloted HTV arrived at the International Space Station Thursday and later was attached to the Harmony node at 6:26 p.m. EDT. The HTV launched on Sept. 10, and took seven days to reach the ISS so controllers could run various tests and demonstrations on its maiden voyage.
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