The launch of a Japanese cargo ship to ISS postponed due to fire
The eighth launch of the Japanese truck HTV (Kounotori) on the rocket H-IIB to the international space station (ISS) has been postponed due to a fire on the launch pad, reports the us space Agency NASA.
The eighth launch of the Japanese truck HTV (Kounotori) on the rocket H-IIB to the international space station (ISS) has been postponed due to a fire on the launch pad, reports the us space Agency NASA.
The Agency does not inform about the cause of the fire.
in the future, will be held the Eighth and ninth runs of the HTV module, and by the beginning of 2020-ies will develop an improved version of the HTV-X.
Vehicle HTV has a length of 9, 8 meters and diameter 4, 4 meters. The mass of the truck - 16 ton.
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