HTV-3 Abort Caused By Friction With Station Arm

Credit: NASA
PARIS and MADRID — An unplanned abort maneuver performed by the H-II Transfer Vehicle-3 (HTV-3) as it departed the International Space Station (ISS) last September has been traced to friction between the Japanese cargo vessel’s grapple fixture and the space station’s robotic arm, which nudged the...

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