Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata, Expedition 38 flight engineer, prepares to close the hatch between the International Space Station's Harmony node and the Orbital Sciences Corporation's Cygnus spacecraft in preparation for its release on Feb. 18, 2014.
ISS038-E-049404 (17 Feb. 2014) — Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata, Expedition 38 flight engineer, prepares to close the hatch between the International Space Station’s Harmony node and the Orbital Sciences Corporation’s Cygnus spacecraft in preparation for its release on Feb. 18, 2014. Cygnus delivered nearly one-and-a-half tons of supplies and scientific equipment to the station on Jan. 12.