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Station Crew Preps for Cygnus Grapple

Astronauts inside space station cupola look at computer screens
In the International Space Station’s Cupola, NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander; and European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst (background), flight engineer, practice grapple procedures with the Canadarm2 in preparation for the upcoming arrival of the Orbital Sciences’ Cygnus cargo craft.

ISS040-E-055104 (9 July 2014) — In the International Space Station’s Cupola, NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander; and European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst (background), flight engineer, practice grapple procedures with the Canadarm2 in preparation for the upcoming arrival of the Orbital Sciences’ Cygnus cargo craft.

Image Credit: NASA