Canadarm2 Grasps Raffaello

>From the International Space Station’s cupola, astronauts Sandy Magnus and Doug Hurley have grasped the Raffaello multipurpose logistics module with Canadarm2, the station’s robotic arm. Raffaello’s hatch was closed at 1:03 a.m. EDT today and the Harmony side of the hatch was closed at 3:23 a.m. Raffaello, which was attached to the Harmony node at 11:07 a.m. on July 10, will be transported through space back to Atlantis’ cargo bay for its return to Earth.