ISS crew shifts mating hardware to prepare for Columbus

Expedition 16 crewmates Dan Tani and Peggy Whitson are ready to shift the new Harmony pressurized node to its final position on the International Space Station (ISS) after moving the forward pressurized mating adaptor (PMA-2) from the spot on the Destiny laboratory it has occupied since 2001. Moving...

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