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Image: STS-131 Canadarm2 grapples Leonardo

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Description: The station's robotic Canadarm2 grapples the Leonardo Multi-purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) from the payload bay of the docked space shuttle Discovery (STS-131) for relocation to a port on the Harmony node of the International Space Station. Earth's horizon and the blackness of space provide the backdrop for the scene.
Title: STS-131 Canadarm2 grapples Leonardo
Credit: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-131/html/s131e007048.html
Author: NASA
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