A Russian unmanned cargo vehicle has finally made its way to the International Space Station, after spending two days tracking the orbital facility down in low-Earth orbit (LEO). The Progress 41 capsule docked to the station at 9:39 pm EST on Saturday, January 29. The spacecraft, which has automated docking capabilit... |
31 January 2011
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At around 6:44 am EST (1144 GMT), the crew of the International Space Station (ISS) is expected to make contact with a newly-launched Japanese resupply spacecraft. The cargo ship has been tracking the lab in orbit for several days, and it's only today that it will finally manage to catch up with it. The H-II Tra... |
27 January 2011
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The six astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have their hands full these days, as they are getting ready to perform extravehicular activities (EVA), handle incoming automated cargo spacecraft, and receive the visit of American space shuttles. Yesterday, January 18, the Expedition 26 crew continued ... |
19 January 2011
19:31 GMT |
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According to the flight manifest governing all missions to and from the International Space Station (ISS), the next flight to launch for low-Earth orbit is that of the second H-II Transfer Vehicle, an unmanned cargo delivery spacecraft constructed by JAXA.The space probe features no automated docking controls of its ... |
7 January 2011
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Engineering teams conducted a series of experiments with a robotic arm aboard the International Space Station (ISS) last week, in a bid to determine whether the instrument is ready to handle a Japanese cargo capsule that will be launched in January. The assessments were passed with flying colors.
The Special Purp... |
29 December 2010
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Officials at ESA and JAXA announced recently that they are considering plans to upgrade their existing unmanned space capsules, the ATV and HTV, with the ability to return things to Earth. In other words, the two agencies are looking forward towards designing and implementing measures that would ensure their spacecra... |
2 September 2010
03:02 GMT |
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The first of a new series of Japanese unmanned cargo spacecraft has recently concluded its first test flight to the International Space Station in total success. The H-2 Transfer Vehicle (HTV) undocked from the orbital lab on Friday, and began its atmospheric reentry on Sunday, when it burnt up high above the Pacific... |
3 November 2009
01:28 GMT |
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In a new International Space Station (ISS) first, the H2 Transfer Vehicle (HTV) unmanned cargo freighter, belonging to the Japanese space agency JAXA, has been undocked from the station, and released over the Pacific Ocean. This spacecraft was the first of its kind, and was successful on its first launch as well. JAX... |
31 October 2009
04:01 GMT |
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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 outpost. Original plans ... |
30 October 2009
03:43 GMT |
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After having successfully docked to the International Space Station (ISS), in spite of being an experimental design, the unmanned Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV), a cargo freighter, is getting ready to undock from the station and meet its fiery demise upon atmospheric reentry. Members of Expedition 21 spent yest... |
28 October 2009
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The Japanese space agency JAXA is currently entering the latest stages of preparations for its first H-2 Transfer Vehicle (HTV) launch, scheduled for later today, at 1701 GMT. The new mission will also mark another premiere, as the craft will rise to low-Earth orbit aboard a new H-2B rocket, a more powerful design th... |
10 September 2009
04:06 GMT |
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NASA could soon start official negotiations with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency to buy H-2 Transfer Vehicles in order to fulfill its obligations of delivering water, food and materials for scientific experiments to the International Space Station after the space shuttle will be retired in the second half of 2... |
21 July 2008
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