Trio Of New Spacecraft Eyed For International Space Station Cargo Runs

HTV-9 docked to the ISS

Japan’s H-II Transfer Vehicle-9 docked to the ISS in June 2020.

Credit: Bob Behnken/NASA
The first of a new generation of cargo ships for Earth orbit—and possibly beyond—is poised for a debut run to the International Space Station, a mission also geared to demonstrate Japan’s growing space capabilities. While the U.S. and Russia fly the bulk of the resupply runs to the International...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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