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NASA image: Japanese Remote Manipulator System (JEM-RMS) Checkout at Robotics Workstation (RWS)
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Mar 31, 2009

Japanese Remote Manipulator System (JEM-RMS) Checkout at Robotics Workstation (RWS)

ISS018-E-044134 (31 March 2009) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, Expedition...

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NASA image: Rendezvous operations with  Japanese "Kounotori" H2 Transfer Vehicle-4 (HTV-4).
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Aug 8, 2013

Rendezvous operations with Japanese "Kounotori" H2 Transfer Vehicle-4 (HTV-4).

ISS036-E-029902 (9 Aug. 2013) --- NASA astronauts Karen Nyberg and Chris Cassidy, both Expedition 36 flight...

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NASA image: Rendezvous operations with  Japanese "Kounotori" H2 Transfer Vehicle-4 (HTV-4).
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Aug 8, 2013

Rendezvous operations with Japanese "Kounotori" H2 Transfer Vehicle-4 (HTV-4).

ISS036-E-029883 (9 Aug. 2013) --- NASA astronauts Karen Nyberg and Chris Cassidy, both Expedition 36 flight...

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NASA image: Japanese Remote Manipulator System (JEM-RMS) Checkout at Robotics Workstation (RWS)
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Mar 31, 2009

Japanese Remote Manipulator System (JEM-RMS) Checkout at Robotics Workstation (RWS)

ISS018-E-044145 (31 March 2009) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, Expedition...

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NASA image: Perspective View of Shaded Relief with Color as Height, Miyake-Jima, Japan
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Aug 10, 2000

Perspective View of Shaded Relief with Color as Height, Miyake-Jima, Japan

This 3D perspective view shows the Japanese island called Miyake-Jima viewed from the northeast. This island - about...

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NASA image: X-59 Model Tested in Japanese Supersonic Wind Tunnel
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Jul 11, 2025

X-59 Model Tested in Japanese Supersonic Wind Tunnel

Here you see the X-59 scaled model inside the JAXA supersonic wind tunnel during critical tests related to sound...

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NASA image: Japanese Kounotori HTV-2 Transfer Vehicle
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Jan 27, 2011

Japanese Kounotori HTV-2 Transfer Vehicle

ISS026-E-020932 (27 Jan. 2011) --- Backdropped by Earth?s horizon and the blackness of space, the International...

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NASA image: Unpiloted Japanese Kounotori HTV-2 Transfer Vehicle
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Jan 27, 2011

Unpiloted Japanese Kounotori HTV-2 Transfer Vehicle

ISS026-E-020884 (27 Jan. 2011) --- Backdropped by rugged Earth terrain, the unpiloted Japanese Kounotori2 H-II...

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NASA image: Unpiloted Japanese Kounotori HTV-2 Transfer Vehicle
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Jan 27, 2011

Unpiloted Japanese Kounotori HTV-2 Transfer Vehicle

ISS026-E-020850 (27 Jan. 2011) --- Backdropped by a cloud-covered part of Earth, the unpiloted Japanese Kounotori2...

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NASA image: Unpiloted Japanese Kounotori HTV-2 Transfer Vehicle
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Jan 27, 2011

Unpiloted Japanese Kounotori HTV-2 Transfer Vehicle

ISS026-E-020910 (27 Jan. 2011) --- Backdropped by a cloud-covered part of Earth, the unpiloted Japanese Kounotori2...

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NASA image: Unpiloted Japanese Kounotori HTV-2 Transfer Vehicle
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Jan 27, 2011

Unpiloted Japanese Kounotori HTV-2 Transfer Vehicle

ISS026-E-020844 (27 Jan. 2011) --- The unpiloted Japanese Kounotori2 H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV2) approaches the...

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NASA image: Unpiloted Japanese Kounotori HTV-2 Transfer Vehicle
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Jan 27, 2011

Unpiloted Japanese Kounotori HTV-2 Transfer Vehicle

ISS026-E-020887 (27 Jan. 2011) --- Backdropped by a colorful part of Earth, the unpiloted Japanese Kounotori2 H-II...

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NASA image: Unpiloted Japanese Kounotori HTV-2 Transfer Vehicle
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Jan 27, 2011

Unpiloted Japanese Kounotori HTV-2 Transfer Vehicle

ISS026-E-020889 (27 Jan. 2011) --- Backdropped by a cloud-covered part of Earth, the unpiloted Japanese Kounotori2...

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NASA image: Unpiloted Japanese Kounotori HTV-2 Transfer Vehicle
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Jan 27, 2011

Unpiloted Japanese Kounotori HTV-2 Transfer Vehicle

ISS026-E-020916 (27 Jan. 2011) --- The unpiloted Japanese Kounotori2 H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV2) approaches the...

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NASA image: Japanese Kounotori HTV-2 Transfer Vehicle Relocation
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Feb 18, 2011

Japanese Kounotori HTV-2 Transfer Vehicle Relocation

ISS026-E-028081 (18 Feb. 2011) --- In the grasp of the International Space Station?s Canadarm2, the Japanese...

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NASA image: Japanese Kounotori HTV-2 Transfer Vehicle Relocation
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Feb 18, 2011

Japanese Kounotori HTV-2 Transfer Vehicle Relocation

ISS026-E-028076 (18 Feb. 2011) --- In the grasp of the International Space Station?s Canadarm2, the Japanese...

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NASA image: Unpiloted Japanese Kounotori HTV-2 Transfer Vehicle
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Jan 27, 2011

Unpiloted Japanese Kounotori HTV-2 Transfer Vehicle

ISS026-E-020917 (27 Jan. 2011) --- Photographed from a Cupola window, the unpiloted Japanese Kounotori2 H-II...

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NASA image: Koichi Wakata Suit
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Jun 27, 2022

Koichi Wakata Suit

A SpaceX launch and entry suit bears a Japanese flag, and the name of JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata – a crewmember of...

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NASA image: Expedition 17 Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Remote Manipulator System (RMS) function checkout 3 part 1
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Aug 22, 2008

Expedition 17 Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Remote Manipulator System (RMS) function checkout 3 part 1

ISS017-E-013970 (22 Aug. 2008) --- Astronaut Greg Chamitoff, Expedition 17 flight engineer, conducts a function...

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NASA image: Rendezvous operations with  Japanese "Kounotori" H2 Transfer Vehicle-4 (HTV-4).
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Aug 8, 2013

Rendezvous operations with Japanese "Kounotori" H2 Transfer Vehicle-4 (HTV-4).

NASA astronauts Karen Nyberg and Chris Cassidy, both Expedition 36 flight engineers, are pictured at the robotic...

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NASA image: Mission Specialists Dan Barry and Koichi Wakata play Japanese game "GO"
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Feb 6, 1996

Mission Specialists Dan Barry and Koichi Wakata play Japanese game "GO"

STS072-315-034 (11-20 Jan. 1996) --- During off-duty time aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour, astronauts Daniel T....

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NASA image: City lights trace the Japanese coastline underneath a dim yellow-green airglow
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Sep 18, 2025

City lights trace the Japanese coastline underneath a dim yellow-green airglow

iss073e0703552 (Sept. 18, 2025) --- City lights trace the Japanese coastline underneath a dim yellow-green airglow...

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NASA image: Unpiloted Japanese Kounotori HTV-2 Transfer Vehicle
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Jan 27, 2011

Unpiloted Japanese Kounotori HTV-2 Transfer Vehicle

ISS026-E-021017 (27 Jan. 2011) --- The unpiloted Japanese Kounotori2 H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV2) approaches the...

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NASA image: Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) - Hardware Delivery
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Jan 1, 2003

Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) - Hardware Delivery

JSC2003-E-34753 (16 April 2003) --- Components of Japan's primary contribution to the International Space Station,...

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Are NASA images free to use?+
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