Expedition 21 crewmembers prepare for the release of the Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle

ISS021-E-016801 (30 Oct. 2009) --- ESA astronaut Frank De Winne, Expedition 21 commander; and NASA astronaut Nicole Stott, flight engineer, view computer monitors at the Canadarm2 workstation in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station during the preparation for the release of the Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) from the Station. De Winne, Stott and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Robert Thirsk (out of frame) used the Station's robotic arm to grab the HTV cargo spacecraft, filled with trash and unneeded items, and unberth it from the Harmony node's nadir port. The HTV was successfully unberthed and released on 30 October 2009.