Image above: Canadarm2 is moved into position by Flight Engineer Clay Anderson, KD5PLA. Image credit: NASA TV

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Station crew kicks off busy week of robotics

The Expedition 15 crew will be busy working with robotics aboard the International Space Station this week in advance of the relocation of Pressurized Mating Adapter-3 (PMA-3) on Thursday.

On Monday, Flight Engineer Clay Anderson, KD5PLA, moved stowage items in the Unity connecting node so that the Centerline Berthing Camera System (CBCS) can be installed to support the upcoming PMA-3 relocation. He later reconfigured a power outlet panel for connecting the camera system.

Anderson practiced with the station's robotic arm, Canadarm2, to prepare for two moves, known as walkoffs, to relocate the arm to the Power Data and Grapple Fixture on the Destiny Lab.

PMA-3 is being moved from Unity's port docking mechanism to its nadir, or earth-facing, docking mechanism to make room for the installation of the Harmony node which is set to arrive on Space Shuttle Discovery in October.