Japan’s Inaugural Space Station Cargo Mission Nears Departure | Aviation Week Network

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Mark Carreau
March 05, 2026

The Japanese HTV-X1 cargo spacecraft is pictured attached to the Earth-facing port on the International Space Station’s Harmony module with the Canadarm2 robotic arm in the foreground. NASA

The Japanese HTV-X1 cargo spacecraft attached to the Earth-facing port on the International Space Station’s Harmony module with the Canadarm2 robotic arm in the foreground.

 

Credit: NASA

HOUSTON—The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) inaugural resupply capsule began a planned departure from the International Space Station (ISS) on March 5. Ground controllers commanded an unberthing from the Earth-facing port of the orbital lab’s U.S. segment Harmony module. Separation of…

Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America’s space program through news reporting.

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