Final First-Generation Japanese Resupply Vessel Departs ISS

Credit: NASA
The ninth and final Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) H-II Transfer cargo vehicle (HTV) departed the International Space Station (ISS) Aug. 18, filled with trash and headed for a destructive reentry into the Earth’s atmosphere over the South Pacific. The HTV-9 departed the grasp of the ISS...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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