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[b]HTV-1 to undock on October 30[/b] On September 23, the HTV-1 Exposed Pallet (EP) was installed on Kibo's Exposed Facility (EF). The station's robotic arm grappled and retrieved the pallet from the Unpressurized Logistics Carrier (ULC), which then handed it off to Kibo's robotic arm to be berthed on the Japanese lab's porch. Credit: NASA TV On September 24, the two exposed experiment payloads, called SMILES and HREP, which had been carried to the ISS on the EP, were removed and installed on the EF. Both scientific payloads are earth observation experiments designed to monitor our planet's atmosphere and coastal features. The EP was unberthed from the Exposed Facility with Kibo's robotic arm (JEMRMS) on September 25. The pallet was then handed off to the station's robotic arm, which reinstalled it in the ULC. Credit: NASA TV With the pallet stowed, all activities planned outside of the ISS during the HTV-1's berthed operation were completed. Inside the station, crew members continued transferring supplies between the HTV Pressurized Logistics Carrier (PLC) and the ISS. Before undocking, the PLC will be loaded with trash and other items ot be discarded. On October 30, the station's arm will unberth the HTV, which will then maneuver away to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere and burn up over the Pacific Ocean.
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