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JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui removes a small satellite orbital deployer from the Kibo airlock
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iss073e0917008 (Oct. 21, 2025) --- JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Kimiya Yui removes a small satellite orbital deployer from the airlock of the Kibo laboratory module. The deployer houses CubeSats, which are released into Earth orbit after the mechanism is transferred to the external microgravity environment outside the International Space Station.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineJAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui removes a small satellite orbital deployer from the Kibo airlock. NASA/JSC, 2025-10-20. Public domain. ID: iss073e0917008.
