iss065e241365 (Aug. 12, 2021) — The Cygnus space freighter from Northrop Grumman, in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm, is partially hidden behind a solar array on the Soyuz MS-18 crew ship docked to the Rassvet module. Key portions of the International Space Station are also visible from a window on Russia’s newest addition to the orbiting lab, the Nauka Multipurpose Laboratory Module. From left to right are Japan’s Kibo laboratory module with its attached Exposed Facility, where a variety of experiments are placed in the vacuum of space, including: the Japanese robotic arm attached to Kibo; the Leonardo Multipurpose Logistics Module attached to the Tranquility module; and the seven-windowed cupola and the Bigelow Expandable Module, or BEAM, attached to Tranquility.
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