Japanese astronaut commends use of robotic arm by colleague in space

Japanese astronaut commends use of robotic arm by colleague in space

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Akihiko Hoshide explains to the press on Aug. 24, 2015, at JAXA's Tsukuba Space Center northeast of Tokyo the mission of the Kounotori 5 cargo transporter that arrived at the International Space Station the same day. Hoshide commended fellow astronaut Kimiya Yui's use of a robotic arm to capture the transporter to dock with the ISS. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan's unmanned cargo ship arrives at International Space Station

Japan's unmanned cargo ship arrives at International Space Station

Photo taken Aug. 24, 2015, from NASA TV shows an unmanned cargo ship arriving at the International Space Station. The Kounotori 5 cargo transporter, developed in Japan, was carrying about 5.5 tons of supplies and experimental equipment. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese astronaut Yui talks at ISS

Japanese astronaut Yui talks at ISS

Members of the press watch Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui talking at the International Space Station on Aug. 11, 2015, via satellite. Yui said he wants to ensure the success of the docking at the ISS of the Kounotori unmanned cargo transporter scheduled later this month. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese astronaut Yui talks to press from ISS

Japanese astronaut Yui talks to press from ISS

Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui on Aug. 11, 2015, talks to the press in Tokyo from the International Space Station via satellite. He will handle the docking at the ISS of the Kounotori unmanned cargo transporter scheduled later in the month. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan's Kounotori cargo transporter to ISS

Japan's Kounotori cargo transporter to ISS

A light trail left by an H2B rocket glows over Mt. Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, in this long exposure photo taken in the early hours of May 21, 2020, from the city of Kagoshima. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launched the rocket carrying a Kounotori unmanned cargo vessel on its final mission to transport supplies to the International Space Station. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Kounotori-8 unmanned cargo vessel for ISS resupply

Kounotori-8 unmanned cargo vessel for ISS resupply

The Kounotori-8 unmanned cargo transporter is shown to the press on July 19, 2019, at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency plans to launch the cargo transporter on an H-2B rocket with supplies for the International Space Station in around September. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Kounotori-8 unmanned cargo vessel for ISS resupply

Kounotori-8 unmanned cargo vessel for ISS resupply

The Kounotori-8 unmanned cargo transporter is shown to the press on July 19, 2019, at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency plans to launch the cargo transporter on an H-2B rocket with supplies for the International Space Station in around September. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo