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Japan’s H-II Transfer Vehicle-9 resupply ship

Japan's H-II Transfer Vehicle-9 resupply ship
Japan's H-II Transfer Vehicle-9 (HTV-9) contains the HTV-8 pallet holding old nickel-hydrogen batteries removed from the station during previous spacewalks.

iss063e034322 (June 13, 2020) — Japan’s H-II Transfer Vehicle-9 (HTV-9) contains the HTV-8 pallet holding old nickel-hydrogen batteries removed from the station during previous spacewalks. The International Space Station was orbiting above the Pacific Ocean halfway between Hawaii and California when this photograph was taken by an Expedition 63 crew member.