“It's always fascinating to see a spacecraft approaching us,” says European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Alexander Gerst who captured images of the H-II Transfer Vehicle-7 (HTV-7) from JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) as it was arriving at the International Space Station to deliver more than five tons of supplies and experiments. The HTV-7 was captured by the Canadarm2 operated by Expedition 56 Commander Drew Feustel as Flight Engineer Serena Auñón-Chancellor backed him up inside the cupola. It took a four and a half day trip to the space station after launching Sept. 22, 2018, from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. Credit: European Space Agency/astro_alex_esa #NASA #ESA #JAXA #canadaarm #spacestation #astronauts #space #experiments #exploration