Grappling a Spacecraft (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Grappling a Spacecraft

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NASA astronaut Catherine (Cady) Coleman is pictured with power and data grapple fixture hardware in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station. The space station was designed to be docked with and serviced - something reflected in its many grapple fixtures.

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