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NASA TV to show Japanese space flight
NASA is planning to show the flights of an unpiloted Japanese cargo ship delivering supplies to the International Space Station.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is set to launch an H-IIB rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center in the south of the country. It is expected that the mission will see more than four tonnes of food and various supplies delivered.
Delivery is scheduled to take place on January 27th and will involve flight engineers Cady Coleman and Paolo Nespoli controlling the station's robotic arm to reach out at grab the Japanese space vehicle and dock it on to the station.
Once the cargo ship has been unloaded, it will be filled with rubbish, released and will burn up in the Earth's atmosphere at some point in March.
The International Space Station celebrated its tenth anniversary of continuous human occupation in November and during that time it has been visited by 196 people from eight different countries.
Written by Mark Smith.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is set to launch an H-IIB rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center in the south of the country. It is expected that the mission will see more than four tonnes of food and various supplies delivered.
Delivery is scheduled to take place on January 27th and will involve flight engineers Cady Coleman and Paolo Nespoli controlling the station's robotic arm to reach out at grab the Japanese space vehicle and dock it on to the station.
Once the cargo ship has been unloaded, it will be filled with rubbish, released and will burn up in the Earth's atmosphere at some point in March.
The International Space Station celebrated its tenth anniversary of continuous human occupation in November and during that time it has been visited by 196 people from eight different countries.
Written by Mark Smith.
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