INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
[Update 09/11/19 4:34 AM JPT: JAXA and MHI confirm the launch is scrubbed for today
window.][Update 09/11/19 4:07 AM JPT: JAXA and MHI confirm that there is a fire on the Mobile Launcher upon which the H-IIB is loaded to
roll out to the launch pad
extinguish it, as you can see in the photo captured on site by TechCrunch below
cargo payload to the International Space Station from JAXA today
Tanegashima Space Center.The rocket used for this launch is the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H-IIB, and this is the eighth flight
launch of the H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) that MHI designed and built in Japan.In the H-IIB configuration, the MHI-built rocket that will
transport he HTV includes a liquid propellant central core, along with four solid propellant rocket boosters to give it additional life
This particular mission will see the HTV loaded with 5.3 metric tons (just under six U.S
tons) of supplies for the ISS on board in both pressurized and unpressurized cargo containers, which divvy up the total capacity.One of the
the National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Science
and startup Space BD, which is the first company awarded a contract by JAXA to be the commercial operator for deploying smallsats from the
ISS via Kibo.NASA TV will be carrying the launch live via the stream above, with their coverage kicking off around 5 PM ET (2 PM PT/6 AM
