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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 08/19/15

    HII Transfer Vehicle (HTV)5 Launch:  HTV5 successfully launched from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan at 6:50 am CDT today. Capture and berthing are scheduled for next Monday, August 24 at 5:55 am CDT. Main Bus Switching Unit (MBSU) 3 Power on Reset (POR):  The MBSU3 experienced a POR this evening around 2:53 pm CDT.  The flight …

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    Japanese Delivery Heads to Station, Taxi Crew Checks Soyuz Systems

    Japan's Fifth “Kounotori” H-II Transfer Vehicle

    A new Japanese cargo ship is on its way to the International Space Station after a successful launch from southern Japan. Meanwhile, the Expedition 44 crew was conducting more vision and physics research. The fifth “Kounotori” H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-5) from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launched Wednesday morning on a five-day trip to the …

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    Japanese HTV-5 Cargo Mission Launches and Reaches Orbit

    Japan's H-IIB Rocket Launches

    Right on schedule, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)’s H-IIB rocket launched at 7:50 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, Aug. 19 from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan. At the time of launch, the space station was flying 250 miles above the Atlantic Ocean east of Brazil. Approximately 15 minutes after launch, the HTV-5 cargo …

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    Watch NASA TV Now for Live Launch of Japanese HTV-5 Cargo Mission

    The Japanese H-IIB Rocket

    A Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) H-IIB rocket at the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan is fueled and ready for a launch of the Kounotori H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-5) at 7:50 a.m. EDT. NASA Television is providing live coverage of the launch, which can be seen at https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv. The HTV-5 is loaded with more …

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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 08/18/15

    Human Research Program (HRP) Operations: Kelly and Kornienko performed day two of their Flight Day (FD) 150 Ocular Health session.  Kelly completed his Video Walk Through #4 and Observation #11 for Habitability and his second of three weekly Journal activities. Lindgren completed his FD 27 Cognition and Yui completed FD 30 Sprint Ultrasound. Ocular Health: …

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    Japanese Cargo Rocket Rolls Out For Wednesday Launch

    Japan's H-IIB Rocket

    Preparations are under way for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)’s scheduled launch of an H-IIB rocket at 7:50 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, Aug. 19 from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan. Live coverage of the launch begins at 7 a.m. on NASA Television and https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv. The launch vehicle will send the Kounotori H-II …

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    High-Flying Research as Cargo and Crew Missions Ready for Launch

    Japanese Astronaut Kimiya Yui

    The six-member Expedition 44 crew participated in a wide array of science today as Japan counts down to Wednesday morning’s launch of its fifth resupply mission. Meanwhile, three new Soyuz taxi crew members flew to the launch site at the Baikonur Cosmodrome to finalize their mission preparations. The majority of the station crew members had …

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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 08/17/15

    HII Transfer Vehicle (HTV)5 Launch: Today’s scheduled launch of HTV5 from Tanegashima, Japan was scrubbed due to weather. The next launch attempt will be Wednesday, August 19 at 6:50 am CDT with capture on Monday, August 24 at 5:55 am CDT. Human Research Program (HRP) Operations: Kelly and Kornienko performed Day 1 of 3 for their …

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    Japan Looks To Wednesday Launch While Crew Works Science

    Astronauts Scott Kelly and Kjell Lindgren

    Japan has set Wednesday at 7:50 a.m. (11:50 a.m. UTC) as the launch time for its fifth “Kounotori” cargo mission to the International Space Station. Meanwhile, the six orbiting crew members focused on advanced microgravity research today. Japan’s fifth H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-5) will take a five day trip to the station after its launch. …

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    Launch of Japanese Cargo Mission Slips Due to Weather

    Inclement weather forecast at the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan has again caused a postponement of the launch of a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) H-IIB rocket. The new launch date is set for Wednesday, Aug. 19 at 7:50 a.m. EDT. The rocket will send JAXA’s H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV)-5 on a five-day trip …

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