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Japan’s HTV-8 cargo craft is maneuvered toward the station

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Oct 01, 2019
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Japan's HTV-8 cargo craft is maneuvered toward the station
The H-II Transfer Vehicle-8 (HTV-8) from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is pictured in the grip of the Canadarm2 robotic arm.

iss060e081589 (Sept. 29, 2019) — The H-II Transfer Vehicle-8 (HTV-8) from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is pictured in the grip of the Canadarm2 robotic arm before it was attached to the International Space Station’s Harmony module. The orbiting complex was soaring 259 miles above the African nation of Cameroon just after crossing the Atlantic Ocean.