Sunday, August 10, 2014

Kounotori 3 At Launch Pad In Japan

Kounotori 3 At Launch Pad In Japan
H-II Transfer Vehicle "KOUNOTORI" (HTV) is an unmanned transfer vehicle which carries food, clothes and equipment needed for experiments in the International Space Station (ISS). The Japanese-made "KOUNOTORI 3" will loft 4.6 metric tons of CARGO, including the "TECHEDSAT". The spacecraft will be launched late on July 20st, 2012 on a 7-day journey to the ISS.NASA TELEVISION COVERAGE of the launch and arrival of an unpiloted cargo spacecraft to supply the International Space Station will BEGIN AT 9:15 P.M. EDT, FRIDAY, JULY 20, 2012. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) "Kounotori 3" H-II Transfer Vehicle, or HTV-3, is set to launch at 10:06 p.m., July 20 (11:06 a.m. Japan time on July 21) from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan.Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/07/17/4637153/nasa-tv-coverage-set-for-launch.html#storylink=cpy