Aerospace

Japan Bolsters Space-Tech Aspirations with Latest Cargo Mission

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency celebrated a big win with the launch of its H3 rocket. It carried the new HTV-X1 unmanned cargo ship. Liftoff from Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan sent the mission into orbit. This happened just 14 minutes later. The HTV-X1 will soon reach the International Space Station. It brings important supplies and advanced scientific gear. HTV-X1 has a higher payload capacity and delivers power during flights for cold storage experiments. It can stay docked for six months. These features mark a big improvement over the HTV/Kounotori series. A Milestone for Japan's Space-Technology Sector Japan's space sector is on a firmer footing. The H3-HTV-X1 success shows that indigenous companies and agency groups can provide high-capacity space transportation solutions. For the domestic tech sector, this development has several…