Rocket launches unmanned cargo transporter

Rocket launches unmanned cargo transporter

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - A Japanese H-2B rocket is pictured at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on the morning of July 21, 2012, before blasting off. The rocket successfully launched into orbit the unmanned cargo transporter Konotori on its journey to the International Space Station.

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