Business Recorder - World - Asia https://www.brecorder.com/ Business Recorder en-Us Copyright 2026 Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:50:47 +0500 Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:50:47 +0500 60 Japanese rocket takes off on space cargo mission https://www.brecorder.com/news/1209/japanese-rocket-takes-off-on-space-cargo-mission <p class="MsoPlainText"><img style="margin-right: 10px; float: left;" alt="japan_rocket2_400" src="https://i.brecorder.com/images/stories/pics2010/dec/japan_rocket2_400.jpg" width="270" height="373" />TOKYO: A Japanese rocket blasted off on Saturday to deliver more than five tonnes of supplies to the International Space Station, Japan's space agency said.</p> <p class="MsoPlainText">The H-IIB rocket ferrying cargo including food, water and experimental tools for astronauts took off from the Tanegashima space centre in southern Japan on schedule at 2:37 pm (0537 GMT).</p> <p class="MsoPlainText">The rocket, which carries the "Kounotori (stork) 2" unmanned cargo transporter, was due to launch Thursday but was delayed by bad weather, according to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).</p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><Center /><b><i>Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2011</b></i></center></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><Center /><b><i>Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2011</b></i></center></p> japan_rocket2_400TOKYO: A Japanese rocket blasted off on Saturday to deliver more than five tonnes of supplies to the International Space Station, Japan's space agency said.

The H-IIB rocket ferrying cargo including food, water and experimental tools for astronauts took off from the Tanegashima space centre in southern Japan on schedule at 2:37 pm (0537 GMT).

The rocket, which carries the "Kounotori (stork) 2" unmanned cargo transporter, was due to launch Thursday but was delayed by bad weather, according to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

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