Tanegashima, Kagoshima Pref., Oct. 26 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, successfully launched an H3 rocket carrying the first unit of the HTV-X resupply vehicle on Sunday. The seventh H3 rocket was launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, at 9 a.m. It reached the target orbit about 14 minutes after the liftoff and will head for the International Space Station. The HTV-X will deliver supplies to astronauts stationed at the ISS. Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui, 55, now at the ISS, is slated to catch the craft with a robot arm shortly before 1 a.m. Thursday Japan time. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]
Japan Successfully Launches H3 Rocket with New Resupply Craft
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