HTV-1 arriving at the International Space Station.
HTV-1 arriving at the International Space Station.
Credit: NASA - image source
A close-up view of the unpiloted Japanese HTV-1, the first H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV), in the grasp of the International Space Station's robotic Canadarm2. The crew of Expedition 20 used the station's robotic arm to grab the cargo craft and attach it to the Earth-facing port of the Harmony node.