NASA TV - JAXA Launches the HTV to the International Space Station - September 10th, 2009

The Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) launched at 1:01 p.m. EDT from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. The HTV will carry about 3.5 tons of supplies to the International Space Station and is scheduled to be attached Thursday, Sept. 17, using the stations robotic arm. Additionally, this was the first flight of the H-IIb rocket, which is a new variant of Japans H-IIa vehicle.

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[ManabuKempfer]

Is this actually real. coz China space man on the moon was fake..

[littlepyro]

@ManabuKempfer Yes, this was real. China hasn't sent man to the moon yet.

[TimeLapseSteve]

Worst camera footage ever.

[littlepyro]

Completely agree. I was very, very disappointed.

[killer00630]

Damn I'm so glad that its the Japanese who are the lead in space industry in Asia. Its sad that Korea invested little into Aerospace. South Korea should invest more and cooperate with JAXA or NASA now before China puts a module on ISS.

[ManabuKempfer]

@littlepyro I understand China space explorations are fake. just wondering if this Japan is?

[NoNoSpice]

It was cloudy yesterday.  Bad day for rocket watching.