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Japanese HTV cargo ship, the last ‘White Stork’ in space, burns up in Earth’s atmosphere – Space.com
It’s the end of an era.
The last of Japan’s first-generation space cargo ships has gone out in a blaze of glory.
The ninth and last-ever H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV), a robotic International Space Station
resupply ship also known as Kounotori (Japanese for “white stork”), burned up in Earth’s atmosphere as planned today (Aug. 20).
HTV-9 departed the station
on Tuesday afternoon (Aug. 18), packed with about 7,400 lbs. (3,400 kilograms) of used equipment and other rubbish. The freighter looped around our planet for …
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