December 13, 2016: The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) unmanned H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) successfully reached the International Space Station (ISS) this morning, its sixth such cargo mission. After a nominal launch from Tanegashima, Japan on December 9, HTV reached ISS and was captured via robotic arm at 10:37 GMT on December 13, 2016.
Odyssey personnel supported from the Mission Control Complex at Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX throughout the rendezvous and capture. HTV-6 will remain attached to ISS for approximately two months before departing for a destructive atmospheric re-entry. Congratulations to the entire HTV team!
For more information, visit the HTV-6 mission website at: http://iss.jaxa.jp/en/htv/mission/htv-6
