The ISS Expedition 27 crew pay tribute to Canadarm2

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The ISS Expedition 27 crew pay tribute to Canadarm2

2011-04-18 - On the eve of Canadarm2's 10-year anniversary, the Expedition 27 crew, consisting of cosmonauts Dmitry Kondratyev, Alexander Samokutyaev and Andrey Borisenko, NASA astronauts Cady Coleman and Ron Garan, and ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli taped this tribute message from space. (Credits: Canadian Space Agency, NASA)

Kondratyev
We would like to greet you from the International Space Station. I am cosmonaut of the Russian federal space agency (Rosscosmos) and Expedition 27 Commander, Dmitry Kondratyev, along with my friends...

Nespoli
Paolo Nespoli, flight engineer, Italian astronaut of the European Space Agency (ESA)...

Garan
Ron Garan, flight engineer from NASA...

Samokutyaev
Alexander Samokutyaev, flight engineer from Roscosmos...

Borisenko
Andrey Borisenko, flight engineer from Roscosmos...

Cady Coleman
On behalf of station crews past and present, it's my privilege to mark Canadarm2's 10th anniversary and its contribution to space station assembly. Without it, we would not have built this magnificent laboratory in space.

Nespoli
As a long-time member of the robotics team, getting to operate Canadarm2 to grapple, berth, relocate and release Japan's HTV2 were thrilling moments for Cady and I. We felt like we represented all the dedicated people working behind the scenes to make it look so effortless.

Garan
When you approach the Space Station for the first time, you're really filled with a sense of awe as you behold this incredible spaceship assembled by Canadarm2. You feel a strong sense of how nations working hand-in-hand – or should I say, arm-in-arm – can achieve great feats!

Coleman
On behalf of our Space Station crew, and all those who have yet to live and work here from around the world, congratulations to all the teams who helped design, build and now operate this magnificent robotics system.

Happy birthday, Canadarm2!

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