JAXA Exhibits Transfer Vehicle Mock-up

Credit: JAXA
A prototype of Japan's HTV unmanned orbital carrier for the International Space Station has been displayed at JAXA's Tsukuba Space Center. The module of the H-II Transfer Vehicle will be used for temperature, vibration and acoustic testing. The real vehicle is to weigh 10.5 metric tons, excluding...

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