Saturday, August 3, 2013

KOUNOTORI 4 Lifts Off!

JAXA's KOUNOTORI 4 spacecraft is launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan towards the International Space Station (ISS), on August 4, 2013 (Japan Standard Time).
JAXA

Earlier today, the fourth H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-4) to be launched by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) departed from the Tanegashima Space Center in the southern part of the country. Carrying 11,900 pounds worth of cargo, HTV-4 will arrive and be berthed at the International Space Station this Friday, August 9.

JAXA's KOUNOTORI 4 spacecraft is about to be launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan towards the ISS, on August 4, 2013 (JST).
JAXA

JAXA's KOUNOTORI 4 spacecraft is launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan towards the ISS, on August 4, 2013 (JST).
JAXA

With dawn arriving, JAXA's KOUNOTORI 4 spacecraft is launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan towards the ISS...on August 4, 2013 (JST).
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Posted by Richard Par at 9:25 PM
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