Tag: H-2B F7
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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…