Japanese re-entry capsule

Japanese re-entry capsule

File photo taken on Aug. 20, 2018, in Ibaraki Prefecture shows a mockup of a re-entry capsule that was loaded onto the Kounotori7 Japanese unmanned cargo vessel that was docked to the International Space Station on Sept. 27 following the launch Sept. 23 of an H-2B rocket from Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture. The Kounotori7 carrying the capsule is scheduled to be detached from the ISS on Nov. 8 and the capsule only will return on Nov. 11, bringing back experiment samples to Earth, the first such mission for the country. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese cargo vessel for Int'l Space Station

Japanese cargo vessel for Int'l Space Station

An H-2B rocket carrying the Kounotori7 unmanned cargo vessel is launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 23, 2018. The cargo delivers supplies to the International Space Station. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese cargo vessel for Int'l Space Station

Japanese cargo vessel for Int'l Space Station

An H-2B rocket carrying the Kounotori7 unmanned cargo vessel is launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 23, 2018. The cargo delivers supplies to the International Space Station. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese cargo vessel for Int'l Space Station

Japanese cargo vessel for Int'l Space Station

An H-2B rocket carrying the Kounotori7 unmanned cargo vessel is launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 23, 2018. The cargo delivers supplies to the International Space Station. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese cargo vessel for Int'l Space Station

Japanese cargo vessel for Int'l Space Station

An H-2B rocket carrying the Kounotori7 unmanned cargo vessel is launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 23, 2018. The cargo delivers supplies to the International Space Station. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan further delays launch of H-2B rocket

Japan further delays launch of H-2B rocket

Photo shows an H-2B rocket, carrying the Kounotori7 cargo ship with supplies for the International Space Station, on Sept. 14, 2018, at Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The launch of the rocket, scheduled for the next day, was delayed due to an equipment problem. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan further delays launch of H-2B rocket

Japan further delays launch of H-2B rocket

Photo shows an H-2B rocket, carrying the Kounotori7 cargo ship with supplies for the International Space Station, on Sept. 15, 2018, at Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The launch of the rocket, scheduled the same day, was delayed due to an equipment problem. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo