Japanese Cargo Ship Kounotori Arrives at International Space Station

The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency’s H-II transfer vehicle Kounotori arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) on August 24, carrying aboard almost five tons of supplies and scientific experiments. The vessel had been launched on top of a Japanese H-IIB rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan on August 19. This footage shows the vehicle arriving at the ISS. Credit: YouTube/NASA