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

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 robotic arm to capture and berth the HTV-3 to the Earth-facing port of the station’s Harmony node. The attachment was completed at 10:34 a.m. (EDT) on July 27, 2012. ISS032-E-010609 (27 July 2012) — high res (1.2 M) low res (96 K)

ISS032-E-010834 (27 July 2012) — high res (0.8 M) low res (50 K)

ISS032-E-010436 (27 July 2012) — high res (2.5 M) low res (93 K)

ISS032-E-010443 (27 July 2012) — high res (1.7 M) low res (81 K)

ISS032-E-010444 (27 July 2012) — high res (1.7 M) low res (104 K)