Ground controllers successfully installed the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Kounotori 6 H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-6) to the International Space Station’s Earth-facing port of the Harmony module at 8:57 a.m. EST.
The spacecraft’s arrival supports the crew members’ research off the Earth to benefit the Earth. The cargo spacecraft began its trip on an H-IIB rocket at 8:26 a.m. EST (10:26 p.m. Japan time) on Friday, Dec. 9 from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan.
The early Tuesday morning cargo delivery includes more than 4.5 tons of supplies, water, spare parts and experiment hardware.
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For more information on previous HTV missions from JAXA to the space station visit:
- https://www.nasa.gov/feature/kounotori-htv-launches-arrivals-and-departures
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasa2explore/albums/72157657507783606
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I documented the whole docking process and embed all the live video streamings* and am so excited about the earth live video stream from the ISS ! Thx to all involved humans. People should do more science, less war. 🙂 Peace.
Remarkable Human Endeavors.