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Credit & Copyright: Expedition 26 Crew,
NASA
Explanation:
The care package from Earth had arrived.
Last week, Japan launched the robotic
Kounotori2 spacecraft
to bring needed
supplies,
including food, to the
International Space Station (ISS).
Kountori2 launched
from Japan's
Tanegashima Space Center a little over a week ago reached the ISS in low Earth
late last week.
Pictured
above, Kountori2
approached
the ISS and was about to be
grabbed
by astronauts with the
Canadarm2 and attached to the
Harmony Module.
In the
above
picture as seen through a window on the
ISS, the limb of the Earth is visible, including white
clouds, blue water, and various tan colored landforms.
In addition to launches including humans, as many as ten
robotic spacecraft may be launched to the space station this year, potentially
including spacecraft from
Russia,
Europe, Japan, and
a private company
in the USA.
Quiz:
Can you identify which part of Earth is pictured?
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