We released
@JAXA_en
’s
#HTV7
cargo vehicle today, after it delivered
@esa
's new Life Support System & other important experiments to the
@Space_Station
. For the first time
#HTV7
carries a small return capsule with scientific cargo for Japan, set to reenter on Sat. Exciting test!
NASA astronauts
@Astro_SEAL
and
@AstroBehnken
concluded their spacewalk at 1:10pm ET. The two NASA astronauts completed all the work to replace batteries that provide power for the station’s solar arrays on the starboard truss of the complex.
"Endeavour arriving!" Welcome to the
@Space_Station
, Crew-2!
Their arrival means there are now 11 humans aboard our orbiting laboratory, a number not seen since the space shuttle era. Hugs abound.