Japan's HTV-1 Brings Tons of Cargo to ISS

The Demonstration Flight H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) was successfully berthed at the International Space Station (ISS) on September 18, 2009 following the successful September 11, 2009 launch aboard a the H-IIB Test Flight Launch Vehicle from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. The HTV spacecraft will remain docked with the ISS until November 1, 2009 provding ample time to unload the five tons of cargo for the Kibō Japanese Experiment Module. The HTV will ultimately burn-up upon re-entry into the atmosphere.