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GMT294_10_43_For JAXA_1068_GMT 294 JEMRMS Checkout MELFI ops

iss068e017746 (Oct. 21, 2022) --- Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) checks out the robotics console and its interfaces that control the Japanese robotic arm attached to the Kibo laboratory module. The robotic manipulator system maneuvers scientific payloads in and out of Kibo's airlock to the Exposed Facility for external research operations.