Robotic Arm Grabs Robotic Cargo Spacecraft
Canadarm2 Grabs HTV-5
NASA
Japan’s Kounotori 5 H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-5) is seen grappled by the International Space Station’s robotic arm, Canadarm2.
The unpiloted cargo craft, named “Kounotori,” which is Japanese for “white stork,” is loaded with more than four-and-a-half tons of research and supplies, including water, spare parts and experiment hardware.
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