Japan Delivers New Resupply Asset To International Space Station

JAXA's HTV-X

Japan's new HTV-X cargo transporter to the International Space Station (ISS) is an unmanned spaceship with the potential for improving transportation capability and operability, which can be utilized for various missions in the future.

Credit: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) inaugural HII Transfer Vehicle-X (HTV X-1) successfully rendezvoused with the International Space Station (ISS) on Oct. 29 for a Canadian robot arm capture and berthing to the Earth-facing port on the U.S. segment Harmony module. The HTV X-1 was...
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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