Japan to launch new cargo spacecraft in October to deliver supplies to ISS

FILE PHOTO: This image made from video provided by NASA and SpaceX shows the docked SpaceX capsule to the International Space Station Saturday Aug. 2, 2025. - NASA and SpaceX via AP

TOKYO: The new Japanese unmanned cargo transfer spacecraft, designed to deliver supplies to the International Space Station (ISS), will be launched in October, Sputnik/Ria Novosti reported Friday (Aug 22), citing the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

The HTV-X1 is expected to launch at 10.58 am local time (1.58 am GMT) on October 21 from the Tanegashima Space Centre in Kagoshima Prefecture.