HTV-7 has been captured by the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday, delivering a new set of batteries for the external portion of the Station’s power generating and storage systems as well as new full-sized experiment racks and glove boxes for the inside of the orbital outpost. The vehicle headed to space on the second attempt, launching at 02:52:27 JST on Sunday, 23 September at the Tanegashima launch site – which was 1752:27 UTC/13:52:27 EDT on Saturday, 22 September – ahead of a five day trip to the Station.
