Canada’s versatile robotic arm, the 57.7-foot-long Canadarm2, is poised to grapple and remove JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) resupply ship.
iss063e070805 (Aug. 14, 2020) — Canada’s versatile robotic arm, the 57.7-foot-long Canadarm2, is poised to grapple and remove JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) resupply ship, the H-II Transfer Vehicle-9 (HTV-9), from the Harmony module. Commander Chris Cassidy of NASA will command the Canadarm2 to release the HTV-9 on Tuesday, Aug. 18, at 1:35 p.m. EDT. The HTV-9 arrived at the station on May 25, 2020, delivering four tons of new science experiments, station hardware, crew supplies and fuel.