Science and Exploration

Japan’s H-II Transfer Vehicle-7 after it was captured by the Canadarm2

By Keith Cowing
Press Release
September 29, 2018
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Japan’s H-II Transfer Vehicle-7 after it was captured by the Canadarm2
H-II Transfer Vehicle-7
NASA

The H-II Transfer Vehicle-7 (HTV-7) from JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) is pictured after it was captured by the Canadarm2 operated by Expedition 56 Commander Drew Feustel as Flight Engineer Serena Auñón-Chancellor backed him up inside the cupola.
The HTV-7 took a four and a half day trip to the space station after launching Sept. 22, 2018, from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan.

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