HTV Grappled

2009-10-30 - Canadarm2 grapples the unpiloted Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) in preparation for its release from the International Space Station. Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Robert Thirsk was at Candarm2’s controls for this operation, with assistance from colleagues European Space Agency Astronaut Frank De Winne and NASA Astronaut Nicole Stott. (Credit: NASA)