Japanese HTV Re-enters After Successful Mission

TOKYO — Japan’s unmanned H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) finished the final leg of its mission in a blaze of glory on the morning of Nov. 2 Japan Standard Time, burned up by temperatures of 2,000 degrees centigrade as it entered the Earth’s atmosphere. The re-entry concluded Japan’s first demonstration...

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