Japan’s HTV-5 spacecraft “Kounotori 5” has launched en route to the International Space Station on Wednesday – lofted by a H-IIB rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center in Southern Japan at 11:50.49 GMT (07:50.49 EDT; 20:50.49 JST). HTV-5 is set to deliver a cargo of food, hygiene items, internal and external spare parts, and scientific experiments to the ISS and its crew.
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