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In the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory, European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst, Expedition 40 flight engineer, prepares to transfer a multi-purpose experiment platform and a robotic arm known as the Small Fine Arm through the Kibo module's scientific airlock. The Small Fine Arm, which attaches to the Kibo's larger main arm, handles delicate operations involved in exchanging experiments and payloads located on the Exposed Facility.