H-IIB Pad Tests Begin

Japanese Space Agency JAXA has completed a 10-sec. captive firing test of the first stage for the H-IIB launcher that will be used to lift the H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) to the International Space Station. An enhanced version of JAXA’s H-IIA, the newer B launcher uses two Mitsubishi LE-7A liquid...

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