# @nasaartemis on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Bob2XX5ijor
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/15343472-nasaartemis-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2018-10-02T15:06:33.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA Artemis (@nasaartemis) — https://gondola.cc/nasaartemis

## Caption

“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

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spacestation, nasa, experiments, jaxa, canadaarm, astronauts, space, exploration, esa

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