which were supposed to be placed inside a Japanese HTV cargo ship for proper disposal. However, a backlog in the disposal of this type of equipment from the ISS forced NASA to simply toss the ...

The old batteries were mounted onto cargo pallets for the Japanese HTV freighters, which would then depart the ISS and make a controlled re-entry. Some components might survive re-entry ...

With the retirement of the U.S. space shuttle, Japan’s HTVs became the only supply vehicles that transport large cargo to the ISS. The HTV is being retired to make way for the HTV-X cargo ...

The cargo hold of the spacecraft to carry supplies and equipment to the ISS is being developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. The new vehicle will replace the Kounotori HTV vehicle ...