Robotics workstation

Astronauts on the International Space Station using the robotics workstation to control the Station’s Canadarm2 arm. From left: NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman and Steve Swanson and ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst.

They were practising with the robotic arm to grasp and berth a Cygnus spacecraft in July 2014.

Alexander is spending six months in space for his Blue Dot mission. Follow Alexander and his mission via http://alexandergerst.esa.int