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  • HTV-8 departs ISS ahead of destructive re-entry

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    Japan’s Kounotori H-II Transfer Vehicle has completed its eighth mission at the International Space Station following launch aboard an H-IIB carrier rocket, berthed mission and departure. The H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV), also known as Kounotori, is the Japanese contribution to a fleet of uncrewed spacecraft that fly cargo and resupply missions to the International Space…

  • Japanese cargo freighter departs space station

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    EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 1:40 p.m. EDT (1740 GMT) after HTV release. Japan’s eighth HTV cargo freighter was released from the space station’s robotic arm at 1:21 p.m. EDT (1721 GMT) Friday. Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now A Japanese HTV cargo freighter departed the International Space Station Friday and headed for a destructive re-entry, disposing of trash…

  • HTV delivers batteries and experiments to space station

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    Japan’s eighth HTV supply ship was captured by the International Space Station’s Canadian-built robotic arm at 7:12 a.m. EDT (1112 GMT) Saturday. Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now Japan’s eighth robotic resupply mission to the International Space Station arrived at its destination Saturday, delivering six fresh lithium-ion batteries, science experiments, CubeSats and other gear to the research…

  • Live coverage: Japanese cargo freighter launches from Tanegashima

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    Live coverage of the countdown and launch of an H-2B rocket with Japan’s eighth 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]

  • Fresh batteries, experiments on the way to the International Space Station

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    A Japanese H-2B rocket lifts off with the eighth HTV resupply freighter. Credit: MHI/JAXA A Japanese H-2B rocket fired into orbit Tuesday from the Tanegashima Space Center with an automated cargo freighter loaded with more than 4.1 tons of batteries, experiments, spacewalk equipment, water and provisions for the International Space Station. The unpiloted cargo ship…

  • Japanese cargo launch reset for Tuesday after fire

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    EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated Saturday, Sept. 21, with new launch date. A Japanese H-2B rocket inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Tanegashima Space Center. Credit: MHI Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, the prime contractor for Japan’s H-2B rocket, said Friday that engineers concluded a fire on the launch pad during a countdown earlier this month was most likely…

  • Photos: H-2B rocket prepared for launch at Tanegashima

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    These photos show the stacking of Japan’s eighth H-2B rocket inside an assembly building at the Tanegashima Space Center over the past few weeks, followed by rollout of the 186-foot-tall (56.6-meter) vehicle to its launch pad Tuesday. The H-2B rocket is set for launch at 2133:29 GMT (5:33:29 p.m. EDT) Tuesday with Japan’s eighth HTV…

  • Live coverage: H-2B rocket launch scrubbed after fire

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    Live coverage of the countdown and launch of an H-2B rocket with Japan’s eighth 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]

  • Space station cargo mission grounded by launch pad fire

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    The H-2B rocket during fueling before Tuesday’s launch pad fire. Credit: MHI Japanese officials called off the launch of an H-2B rocket and HTV space station cargo ship Tuesday after a fire broke out on the launch pad at the Tanegashima Space Center. The fire occurred at around 1805 GMT (2:05 p.m. EDT) Tuesday, or…

  • Japan set to launch space station resupply mission

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    Japan’s eighth HTV supply ship is set for launch Tuesday (U.S. time) from the Tanegashima Space Center. Credit: JAXA A Japanese HTV cargo freighter is set for launch Tuesday (U.S. time) aboard a powerful H-2B rocket, ferrying six new lithium-ion batteries, a Sony-developed laser communications terminal, fresh water and other equipment to the International Space…