
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians prepare to lift the cargo transportation container, or CTC, for installation into a shipping container. The container will be transported to the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency's Tanegashima Space Center to begin processing for launch to the International Space Station aboard HTV-2, scheduled for Jan. 20, 2011. HTV-2 is an uncrewed cargo transporter that will be launched by the H-IIB launch vehicle. It is designed to deliver up to 6 tons of supplies, including food, clothes and experiment devices to the space station. Photo credit: NASA_Frankie Martin
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August 9, 2010
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NASA_Frankie Martin
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