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Image: ISS-43 Samantha Cristoforetti in the Cupola indicates SpaceX CRS-6

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Description: "There's coffee in that nebula." [1] ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti seen here as Captain Janeway in the Cupola of the International Space Station. Cristoforetti captured the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft using the Canadarm2 robotic arm before handing off to robotics officers at Mission Control, Houston, Texas who worked to maneuver Dragon to its installation position at the Earth-facing port of the Harmony module where it will reside for five weeks. Cristoforetti points to the Dragon in this image taken on Apr. 17, 2015 shortly after grappling. The Dragon carried more than 2 tons of equipment, experiments and supplies for the Expedition 43 crew aboard the station.
Title: ISS-43 Samantha Cristoforetti in the Cupola indicates SpaceX CRS-6
Credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasa2explore/17212398206/
Author: NASA
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