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The Canadarm2 releases Japan’s HTV-9 resupply ship

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Aug 19, 2020
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The Canadarm2 releases Japan's HTV-9 resupply ship
The Canadarm2 releases Japan's HTV-9 resupply ship.

iss063e074181 (Aug. 18, 2020) — The Canadarm2 robotic arm backs away from JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) H-II Transfer Vehicle-9 (HTV-9) after releasing it into Earth orbit. The HTV-9 resupply ship arrived at the International Space Station on May 25 delivering four tons of food, fuel, crew supplies and station experiments to the Expedition 63 crew.