TOKYO (Bernama-Kyodo): Japan on Sunday successfully launched its new unmanned cargo spacecraft on an H3 launch vehicle from a space centre on a southwestern island to deliver supplies to the International Space Station, Kyodo News Agency reported.
The HTV-X spacecraft has a maximum payload capacity of 6 tonnes, 1.5 times the carrying capacity of its predecessor, the Kounotori, which delivered supplies to the ISS nine times between 2009 and 2020, according to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.
