Japanese rocket carrying cargo heads for space station

Japanese rocket carrying cargo heads for space station

TANEGASHIMA ISLAND, Japan - The H-2B Launch Vehicle No. 2 carrying an unmanned cargo transporter blasts off from the pad at Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture on Jan. 22, 2011. The Japanese rocket will deliver the cargo to the International Space Station.

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