Tag: H-2B
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JAXA to launch eighth HTV space station cargo mission in September
Japan’s eighth H-2 Transfer Vehicle, seen here, is being prepared for launch from the Tanegashima Space Center on Sept. 10 with supplies and experiments for the International Space Station. Credit: JAXA Japan’s eighth resupply mission to the International Space Station is set for liftoff Sept. 10 with another batch of upgraded batteries, crew provisions and…
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New sample return capability launches with Japanese space station freighter
A Japanese H-2B rocket lifted off Saturday with the seventh HTV supply ship heading for the International Space Station. Credit: JAXA A Japanese cargo freighter launched Saturday on a five-day trek to the International Space Station, carrying a set of six replacement batteries, an experimental life support system, and a small new landing craft to…
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Launch of Japan’s seventh HTV supply ship reset for Saturday
The H-2B rocket and Japan’s seventh HTV supply ship rolled out to the launch pad at the Tanegashima Space Center ahead of a scrubbed launch attempt Sept. 14. Credit: MHI Japanese space officials have rescheduled the launch of an H-2B rocket and a space station-bound HTV supply ship for Saturday after halting a countdown last…
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Live coverage: Japanese supply ship launches in pursuit of space station
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of an H-2B rocket with Japan’s seventh H-2 Transfer Vehicle on a resupply mission to the International Space Station. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter. [tabby title=”NASA TV”] [tabby title=”JAXA Webcast”] [tabbyending]
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JAXA postpones station cargo launch as typhoon threatens Guam tracking site
Reporters and photographers visited Japan’s seventh H-2 Transfer Vehicle in a clean room last month at the Tanegashima Space Center. Credit: JAXA A typhoon forecast to move near a ground station in Guam on Monday has forced officials to postpone the launch of a Japanese HTV cargo ship loaded with more than 13,000 pounds of…
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Timeline of the H-2B rocket’s launch of the Kounotori 6 supply ship
Japan’s Kounotori 6 cargo carrier will get a boost from a powerful H-2B rocket to send the supply ship and its 4.5 tons of provisions and experiments on a four-day pursuit of the International Space Station. The sixth H-2 Transfer Vehicle is set for liftoff at 1326 GMT (8:26 a.m. EST; 10:26 p.m. Japan Standard…
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Live coverage: Japanese HTV resupply freighter captured by station robotic arm
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of an H-2B rocket with Japan’s sixth H-2 Transfer Vehicle on a resupply mission to the International Space Station. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.
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Flight history of Japan’s HTV resupply spacecraft
Japan’s fourth HTV supply ship in the grasp of the space station’s robotic arm in 2013. Credit: JAXA Japan’s H-2 Transfer Vehicle has accomplished five flights to the International Space Station, delivering tons of food, clothing and crew provisions, instruments to look at ozone chemistry and investigate dark matter, and critical hardware to keep the…
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Japanese cargo carrier set for launch Friday
The sixth HTV cargo ship from Japan is fully assembled in this image, ready to meet its H-2B launcher. Credit: JAXA Japan’s sixth HTV supply ship is slated to depart a picturesque spaceport on Tanegashima Island on Friday to start a four-day pursuit of the International Space Station with a cache of experiments, supplies and…
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Station cargo ship delays clear way for needed spacewalk
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION File photo of an Orbital ATK Cygnus supply ship. Credit: NASA The Japanese space agency has delayed the planned Sept. 30 launch of an HTV space station cargo ship to repair a leak in the vehicle, clearing the way for Orbital ATK to slip the launch of its…