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Published Aug 01 2012 by SpaceRef

Photos: Capturing and Berthing HTV-3 at the Space Station

Source: NASA HQ

As seen through windows in the Cupola, the station's Canadarm2 robotic arm moves toward the unpiloted Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-3) as it approaches the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Joe Acaba and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Aki Hoshide, both Expedition 32 flight engineers, used the station's...

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Entities: NASA, Detonation, Meteorite, Bill Cooke, Sally Ride

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Entities: NASA, Planetoid, Orbit Point

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Entities: NASA, Space shuttle, Cosmonaut

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 5 reports

NASA

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Entities: NASA, Tom Marshburn, International Space Station

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 6 reports

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