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Japan’s Kounotori 6 re-enters Earth’s atmosphere

Kounotori 6 departs from the International Space Station on Jan. 27, 2017. Photo Credit: NASA

Japan’s sixth Kounotori spacecraft, also called the H-II Transfer Vehicle or HTV, re-entered Earth’s atmosphere Feb. 5, 2017, after spending nearly two months in space to resupply the International Space Station (ISS) and test new technologies. (more…)

Japanese tether experiment hits snag

Photo Credit: NASA

An electrodynamic tether experiment being conducted by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has apparently run into some problems, according to The Japan Times. (more…)

Japan’s Kounotori 6 leaves ISS, readies tether experiment

An archive photo of Kounotori 6 arriving at the ISS on Dec. 13, 2016. The spacecraft left the outpost six weeks later on Jan. 27, 2016. Photo Credit: NASA

After six weeks attached to the International Space Station (ISS), Japan’s Kounotori 6 spacecraft was unberthed and commanded to leave the vicinity of the outpost. It will now spend a week conducting a few stand-alone experimentsfor the Japan…

Japanese Kounotori 6 arrives at International Space Station

Having arrived ahead of schedule, the Kounotori 6 spacecraft approaches the International Space Station. Photo Credit: Shane Kimbrough / NASA

Japan’s sixth “white stork” arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) to deliver supplies, experiments, and Christmas gifts for the crew. The Kounotori 6 cargo ship, also called HTV-6, was captured by the outpost’s robotic Canadarm2at 5:37 a.m. EST…