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EMIT (Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation) Gets Installed on International Space Station

Source: NASA
Published: July 29, 2022

This time-lapse video shows the International Space Station's Candarm2 maneuvering NASA’s EMIT mission onto the exterior of the station.

Extraction from the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft began around 5:15 p.m. PDT on July 22, 2022, and was completed at 10:15 a.m. PDT on July 24. Portions of the installation have been omitted, while others have been speeded up.

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