Tag: HTV-6
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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…
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Japan’s sixth HTV cargo mission slated for Sept. 30 launch
Two of the six lithium-ion batteries set for launch on Japan’s sixth HTV cargo mission are seen in a clean room at the Tanegashima Space Center. The HTV’s exposed pallet in the background already holds four of the batteries in this image taken in June. Credit: JAXA Japan’s space agency has set Sept. 30 as…