Expedition 39 Commander Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has both hands on controls during activities involving the capture and berthing of the SpaceX Dragon.
ISS039-E-013206 (20 April 2014) — Inside the Cupola on the International Space Station, Expedition 39 Commander Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has both hands on controls during activities involving the capture and berthing of the SpaceX Dragon on April 20, 2014. NASA astronaut Rick Mastracchio, Expedition 30 flight engineer, is largely obstructed to Wakata’s left, and Flight Engineer Steve Swanson of NASA is mostly out of frame at left.