This Week at NASA: Japan’s Kounotori Takes Flight and More
This Week at NASA: Japan's Kounotori Takes Flight and More.
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On Aug. 19, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launched its “Kounotori” H-II Transfer Vehicle, or HTV-5 from the Tanegashima Space Center to the International Space Station.
The unpiloted cargo spacecraft is loaded with almost five tons of supplies and scientific experiments. It will spend about five weeks at the station. Also, National Aviation Day, First Atlantic hurricane of 2015, New hurricane mission, Spotlight on The Martian and more.
