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Japan’s HTV-9 resupply ship moves away from the space station

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Aug 19, 2020
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Japan's HTV-9 resupply ship moves away from the space station
Japan's HTV-9 resupply ship moves away from the space station.

iss063e074252 (Aug. 18, 2020) — The H-II Transfer Vehicle-9 (HTV-9) resupply ship from JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) moves away from the International Space Station after being released it into Earth orbit by the Canadarm2 robotic arm. The HTV-9 arrived at the orbiting lab on May 25 delivering four tons of food, fuel, crew supplies and station experiments to the Expedition 63 crew.