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Japan’s HTV-8 cargo craft slowly approaches the space station

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Nov 12, 2019
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Japan's HTV-8 cargo craft slowly approaches the space station
Japan's H-II Transfer Vehicle-8 (HTV-8) slowly approaches the International Space Station.

iss060e082595 (Sept. 28, 2019) — Japan’s H-II Transfer Vehicle-8 (HTV-8) slowly approaches the International Space Station, waiting to be grappled by the Canadarm2 robotic arm, which was operated by astronaut Christina Koch, beginning a month of cargo transfer activities.