Friday afternoon California time the HTV2 or Kounotori2 was launched into space from Tanegashima Japan after a 2 day delay because of weather. This supply ship will arrive at the ISS on Jan 27. When it does, it will be grappled with the stations robot arm by NASA astronaut Cady Coleman, where it will be attached to one of the docking ports.
The arrival of the HTV2 at the ISS will be on NASA TV early Friday morning California time. Might be worth programming the Tivo for?
The HTV2 has both pressurized cargo area, which can be accessed from inside the ISS by the astronauts, and unpressurized cargo area which must be accessed by either the robotic arm, or by space walking astronauts.
More on Kounotori2 at http://www.jaxa.jp/countdown/h2bf2/index_e.html
There are several other cargo vehicles arriving at the ISS in the first part of this year. Lots more info at
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition26/resupply_feature.html
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