While most eyes are probably on California, and Sunday’s tentative maiden launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 V1.1, one of the more interesting weekends in recent aerospace history kicks off just after midnight tonight at 12:45 a.m. (1:45 p.m. Saturday Japan Standard Time) with Japan’s second attempt to launch its new Epsilon booster. JAXA, the […]
Japan’s Kounotori-4 HTV cargo craft was berthed with the International Space Station today at 11:38 AM EDT. Using the same Prox radio system which will also be used to communicate with Orbital Sciences Cygnus spacecraft next month, astronaut Karen Nyberg, with support from Chris Cassidy, captured the supply vessel with the Canadarm 2 remote […]
JAXA Press Release: Launch Postponement and Launch Time Change for Epsilon Launch Vehicle with SPRINT-A onboard August 8, 2013 (JST) Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) decided to postpone the launch of the first Epsilon Launch Vehicle (Epsilon-1) with the Spectroscopic Planet Observatory for Recognition of Interaction of Atmosphere (SPRINT-A) […]
After a flawless liftoff yesterday, Japan’s Kounotori-4 cargo vessel is en route to a Friday arrival and berthing with the International Space Station. The liftoff of the H-IIB launch vehicle, which occurred precisely on time at 4:48:46 AM local, was accompanied by the rocket’s distinctive screaming sound, which pierced the pre-dawn hours of the Tanegashima […]
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