The Canadarm2 robotic arm grapples the Japanese HTV

iss020e041309 (Sept. 17, 2009) --- The Canadarm2 robotic arm grapples the Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) before installing the HTV to the Harmony module's Earth-facing port on the International Space Station. This was the Canadarm2's first free-flying capture of a spacecraft and the first flight of the HTV cargo craft from JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency).