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ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano works inside the International Space Station to install the Centerline Berthing Camera System in preparation for the arrival of the Cygnus cargo spacecraft on Sunday. Developed by Orbital Sciences Corp., Cygnus was launch from NASA's Wallops facility on Wednesday and is set to rendezvous with the ISS on Sunday on its demonstration mission to deliver cargo, including food and clothing. When Cygnus nears the Station on Sunday, Luca, assisted by crewmate
Karen Nyberg, will use the Station's Canadarm2 to grapple the vehicle. He will then manouevre the robotic arm to berth Cygnus with the Earth-facing side of the Harmony module.
Follow Luca's Volare Mission blog: http://blogs.esa.int/luca-parmitano/