Blastoff! Japan launches HTV-9 cargo ship to space station

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launched the HTV-9 cargo ship atop a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H-IIB rocket on May 20, 2020. It's the ninth and final flight of the expendable H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) spacecraft. JAXA is developing the HTV-X cargo ship to fly future cargo missions to the International Space Station.

Credit: NASA/JAXA