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Japan's seventh replenishment mission to the International Space Station (ISS) faces a new delay.
Following its launch on September 10, the launch of the Japanese H-II Vehicle Transfer Vehicle-7 (HTV-7) has been postponed twice this week.
As the Inquisitr previously reported, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has postponed the launch date of its delivery mission on September 9th. The decision was based on the imminent threat of Typhoon Mangkhut, which was then heading to Guam, where the agency has a tracking station necessary for launch.
According to NASA, the HTV-7 freight supply mission was postponed until 13 September and postponed until the following day.
The launch was scheduled for 16:59 EDT on September 14 (5:59 am on September 15, Japan Standard Time), NASA said Wednesday.
But it seems that the launch vehicle H-IIB No. 7 (H-IIB F7), which will carry the freighter in space, will have to wait a while before being able to take off from the Tanegashima space center, in the south of Japan.
The mission was postponed for the third time, reports Space, noting that JAXA has made the announcement of Twitter about one hour before the departure of the H-IIB F7 rocket.
Japan delays the launch of the new cargo ship of the space station again https://t.co/KHzZPIWFHO pic.twitter.com/0af4hSX0al
– SPACE.com (@SPACEdotcom) September 14, 2018
In a statement released yesterday, JAXA said the latest cancellation was due to the need for a further investigation into the propulsion system of the H-IIB F7 rocket.
"Updates to the launch schedule will be informed when they are determined," officials at the Japanese Space Agency said.
When the rocket finally reaches the sky, the launch and docking with the ISS will be broadcast on NASA TV and NASA Live.
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– JAXA ウ ェ ブ (@JAXA_jp) September 14, 2018
Nicknamed "Kounotori", which means "white stork" in Japanese, the HTV-7 cargo ship contains more than five tons of essential supplies for the Expedition 56 crew, including water, food, water experiments, revealed NASA Tuesday.
Once launched, the refueling vehicle will travel 3.5 days before reaching the orbital outpost. The freighter will be captured with the Canadarm2 robotic arm and installed on the ISS Harmony module.
Among the vehicles carried by the Kounotori spacecraft are six new lithium-ion batteries destined for the space station, intended to be installed on the structure of port 4 and connected by astronauts during two spacewalks.
The payload also includes the Japanese miniature elevator, the first experience of its kind in the world. The device is essentially a small box designed to act as an elevator car and will be tested using two CubeSats connected by a 33-foot steel cable. Inquisitr reported last week.
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