# @nasa on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BN-Y6RilJ7X
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11736314-nasa-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2016-12-13T22:54:57.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA (@NASA) — https://gondola.cc/NASA

## Caption

Japanese Cargo Craft Approaches Space Station: Station Commander Shane Kimbrough of NASA shared this photograph of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kounotori H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-6) as it approached the International Space Station (ISS) today, writing, "Beautiful #HTV6 Space Station. NASA and EuropeanSpaceAgency astronauts using station's robot arm to capture the spacecraft. Proud of Int'l. #Teamwork"

Kimbrough and Flight Engineer Thomas Pesquet of ESA successfully captured the 12-ton spacecraft using the canadianspaceagency's robotic arm. Robotic ground controllers then installed it on the Earth-facing side of the Harmony module. Flight Engineer Peggy Whitson of NASA monitored HTV-6 systems during the rendezvous and grapple. The unpiloted cargo spacecraft is loaded with more than 4.5 tons of supplies, water, spare parts and experiment hardware for the six-person station crew. 
Credit: NASA

#nasa #space #spacestation #iss #jaxa #esa #spacecraft #htv

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spacestation, nasa, htv6, jaxa, iss, space, spacecraft, esa, htv, teamwork

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