Japanese rocket launch

MINAMITANE, Japan,Sept 24: An H-2B rocket carrying the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's unmanned supply vessel Kounotori8 bound for the International Space Station is launched from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 25, 2019.

Japanese rocket launch

Japanese rocket launch

Officials of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. celebrate at Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 25, 2019, after an H-2B rocket carrying an unmanned supply vessel Kounotori8 bound for the International Space Station successfully entered scheduled orbit following its launch. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese rocket launch

Japanese rocket launch

Officials of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. celebrate at Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 25, 2019, after an H-2B rocket carrying an unmanned supply vessel Kounotori8 bound for the International Space Station successfully entered scheduled orbit following its launch. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese rocket launch

Japanese rocket launch

Officials of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. celebrate at Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 25, 2019, after an H-2B rocket carrying an unmanned supply vessel Kounotori8 bound for the International Space Station successfully entered scheduled orbit following its launch. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese rocket launch

Japanese rocket launch

An H-2B rocket carrying the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's unmanned supply vessel Kounotori8 bound for the International Space Station is launched from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 25, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese rocket launch

Japanese rocket launch

An H-2B rocket carrying the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's unmanned supply vessel Kounotori8 bound for the International Space Station is launched from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 25, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese rocket launch

Japanese rocket launch

An H-2B rocket carrying the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's unmanned supply vessel Kounotori8 bound for the International Space Station is launched from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 25, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese rocket launch

Japanese rocket launch

An H-2B rocket carrying the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's unmanned supply vessel Kounotori8 bound for the International Space Station is launched from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 25, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese rocket launch

Japanese rocket launch

An H-2B rocket carrying the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's unmanned supply vessel Kounotori8 bound for the International Space Station is launched from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 25, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese rocket launch

Japanese rocket launch

An H-2B rocket carrying the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's unmanned supply vessel Kounotori8 bound for the International Space Station is launched from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 25, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Fire foils Japanese rocket launch

Fire foils Japanese rocket launch

Atsutoshi Tamura (R), vice chief of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.'s space operations, prepares to attend a press conference at Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 11, 2019, after a fire prompted the cancellation of the launch of an H-2B rocket carrying the unmanned Kounotori8 spacecraft, due to fly to the International Space Station. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Fire cancels Japanese rocket launch to ISS

Fire cancels Japanese rocket launch to ISS

Atsutoshi Tamura (L), vice chief of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.'s space operations, speaks at a press conference at Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 11, 2019, after a fire prompted the cancellation of the launch of an H-2B rocket carrying the unmanned Kounotori8 spacecraft, which had been scheduled to fly to the International Space Station. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Fire foils Japanese rocket launch

Fire foils Japanese rocket launch

Atsutoshi Tamura (L), vice chief of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.'s space operations division, bows at a press conference at Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 11, 2019, after a fire prompted the cancellation of the launch of an H-2B rocket carrying the unmanned Kounotori8 spacecraft, bound for the International Space Station. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Fire foils Japanese rocket launch

Fire foils Japanese rocket launch

Onlookers view an H-2B rocket at Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on the morning of Sept. 11, 2019, after a fire prompted the cancellation of its launch. It had been due to carry the International Space Station-bound, unmanned, Kounotori8 spacecraft. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Fire foils Japanese rocket launch

Fire foils Japanese rocket launch

Photo taken in the early hours of Sept. 11, 2019, shows a fire at the rocket launch pad of Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The fire prompted the cancellation of the launch of an H-2B rocket carrying the unmanned Kounotori8 spacecraft, scheduled to fly to the International Space Station. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Fire foils Japanese rocket launch

Fire foils Japanese rocket launch

Firefighters tackle a blaze at the rocket launch pad of Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, in the early hours of Sept. 11, 2019. The fire prompted the cancellation of the launch of an H-2B rocket carrying the unmanned Kounotori8 spacecraft, scheduled to fly to the International Space Station. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Fire foils Japanese rocket launch

Fire foils Japanese rocket launch

Firefighters tackle a blaze at the rocket launch pad of Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, in the early hours of Sept. 11, 2019. The fire prompted the cancellation of the launch of an H-2B rocket carrying the unmanned Kounotori8 spacecraft, scheduled to fly to the International Space Station. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo