Space Debris Prompts HTV Deorbit Delay

According to mission planners for the International Space Station (ISS), the schedule for today's deorbiting of the first unmanned cargo vehicle of the Japanese space agency may be tweaked a little bit, on account of a large piece of space debris, which is flying too close to the orbital... [ read more >> ]

An artist's rendering of the HTV, on its approach to the ISS

Image comment: An artist's rendering of the HTV, on its approach to the ISS
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An artist's rendering of the HTV, on its approach to the ISS