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NASA dixit:

“Six days after launching from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan, the unpiloted Japanese Kounotori4 H-II Transfer Vehicle, or HTV-4, met up with The International Space Station and was captured by the Expedition 36 crew aboard the ISS, using the station\’s Canadarm2 robotic arm. The HTV-4 was launched with more”

Credit: NASA

 

Resource-P is a Russian remote sensing satellite. It was placed in orbit by a Soyuz-2-1B launch vehicle on June 25, 2013.

Credit: Roscosmos

On August 4, 2013, an H-IIB launch vehicle lifted off from Tanegashima with HTV-4. HTV-4 is headed for the International Space Station.

Credit: JAXA

 


 

NASA dixit:

“The Russian ISS Progress 52 cargo ship, loaded with almost three tons of food, fuel and supplies for the Expedition 36 crew members, docked to the Pirs Docking Compartment at the International Space Station just six hours after its launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Progress craft is expected to remain docked to Pirs for at least the next five months.”

Credit: NASA/Roscosmos

NASA dixit:

“The Russian ISS Progress 50 cargo ship, which arrived at the International Space Station in February, undocked from the complex July 25. The cargo craft, which delivered almost three tons of food, fuel and supplies for the station crew members, departed the station and later burned up in Earth\’s atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean.”

Credit: NASA/Roscosmos

ESA dixit:

“ESA\’s ATV-4 launch images taken by the Sterex experiment. These images provide a stunning vision of the Ariane 5 launch, including liftoff, boosters separation and ATV-4 release. The video system was developed by Kayser-Threde GmbH for ESA and DLR and integrated on Ariane by Astrium GmbH. Usage for ATV-4 was financed by DLR and ESA and supported by Arianespace and CNES.”

Credit: ESA

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