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Japanese cargo spacecraft bound for the International Space Station is ready for launch

Tanegashima , Japan - Kounotori loaded with 3,5 tonnes of supplies

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is scheduled to launch its H-II Transport Vehicle (HTV)-4 at 7:48 pm GMT/UTC Saturday, August 3 (4:48 am Japanese time Sunday, August 4), from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan. "NASA TV" coverage will begin at 3:00 pm GMT/UTC. Loaded with more than 3.5 tonnes of supplies, water, spare parts and experiment hardware for the six-person station...

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Rome, Italy, 08/02/2013 11:01
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