Science and Exploration

Photos: Cupola Installed In Final Location

By Keith Cowing
May 24, 2013
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In the grasp of the Canadarm2, the Cupola is relocated from the forward port to the Earth-facing port of the International Space Station’s newly-installed Tranquility node. NASA astronauts Terry Virts, STS-130 pilot; and Kathryn Hire, mission specialist, moved the Cupola, operating the station’s robotic arm from controls inside the Destiny laboratory. high res (1.1 M) low res (83 K)

In the grasp of the Canadarm2, the Cupola is relocated from the forward port to the Earth-facing port of the International Space Station’s newly-installed Tranquility node. NASA astronauts Terry Virts, STS-130 pilot; and Kathryn Hire, mission specialist, moved the Cupola, operating the station’s robotic arm from controls inside the Destiny laboratory. high res (1.1 M) low res (83 K)

high res (1.0 M) low res (81 K)

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