Japanese cargo spacecraft reached International Space Station and it was perfectly grabbed by Canadarm2 robotic arm. Docking was conducted by specialists from ground control center – 4.5 t of supplies and hardware finally arrived ! Lasting for over three days space journey finished as it was planned. Japanese HTV-6 “Kounotori” was launched by JAXA on […]
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HTV-6 on orbit after launch from Tanegashima Space Center
Japanese space agency JAXA conducted successful launch of their H-IIB rocket with HTV robotic cargo spacecraft. Mission destination is International Space Station and nadir docking port of Harmony module. HTV-6 “Kounotori” mission was planned as first after 3 years of break and sixth mission of Japanese cargo vehicle in general. Its mission was important mainly […]